Do Not Track (DNT) Enabler

Enable sending of the Do Not Track (DNT) request header. This extension is intended for deployment in organisations.
What is Do Not Track (DNT) Enabler?
Do Not Track (DNT) Enabler is a Chrome extension designed for organizations to force enable the DNT header, allowing users to communicate their preference for online tracking protection.

Extension stats

Users: 177 ▲ 3
Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2018-10-29)
Creation date: 2018-10-29
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • privacy
Size: 9.93K

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Extension summary

This extension is intended for deployment in organisations that wish to enable DNT (as DNT: 1) by force, but can't because this is not possible via a policy. Instead, forcibly installing this extension via a policy will enable DNT by force.

CAVEATS

It's possible for any other installed extension to override this one (potentially altering the DNT setting). This can be mitigated by white listing extensions.

GITHUB SOURCE

This extension is extremely simple (as it should be). You can view its source code here - https://github.com/aghorler/dnt-enabler

Extension safety

Risk impact

Do Not Track (DNT) Enabler requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Do Not Track (DNT) Enabler has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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