Trace - Online Tracking Protection

Browse online without leaving a Trace, because who wants to be tracked?

Trace - Advanced Online Tracking Protection Extension

Trace - Online Tracking Protection is a one-man-built Chrome extension designed to keep your online activity private. It offers robust protection against numerous advanced tracking techniques that websites across the web employ. It blocks malicious domains, prevents hyperlink auditing, controls HTTP referrer headers, spoofs screen resolution, user-agent, and more, ensuring that you can browse the web without leaving a trace of your activity.

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Extension stats

By: AbsoluteDouble

Users: 30,000+

Rating: 4.27

(59)

Version: 3.0.6 (Last updated: 2021-06-01)

Creation date: 2020-03-12

Permissions:

alarms
notifications
privacy
storage
unlimitedStorage
tabs
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
<all_urls>

Size: 349.18K

Email: ab*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 4,943 ▲ 73

Other rankings

#2972 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 16

#3 in tracking keyword 33 ▲ 3

#30 in protect keyword 44 ▲ 3

#31 in online keyword 72 ▲ 6

#103 in data privacy keyword 31 ▲ 16

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Trace - Online Tracking Protection (v3.0.5)

1,910+ 3.80

(4)

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Powerful protection against digital fingerprinting
Open-source with a dedicated developer community
Effectively masks tracking through various spoofing techniques
Good compatibility with alternative browsers like Vivaldi
Overall high user satisfaction and praise for effectiveness

Cons

Some features cause issues with popular services like Google Docs and Gmail
Complex setup may hinder user experience
Inconsistent updates and support from the developer
Performance issues on some websites
Occasional failure to remember user-configured rules

Most mentioned

Issues with site compatibility
Praise for privacy protection features
Desire for simpler user interface
Concerns about the extension being abandoned or outdated
Requests for additional spoofing options and features

User reviews

El mejor, The best. Sin lugar a dudas despues de probar varios, es el mejor, el único que oculta huella digital, el resto son un engaño.

Jlweb deep, 2025-02-06

It mostly works, but parts of it don't. If it were updated and fixed it would be five stars. It would also benefit from being made more simple. Unfortunately it looks like the developer has abandoned it.

Mike J, 2025-02-02

This is a really great diamond in the rough for making your browser more private against fingerprinting. It was able to make Vivaldi comparable to Brave for me in regard to coveryourtracks.eff.org seeing Vivaldi as having a randomized fingerprint, where many other options I tried failed with Vivaldi. The code is opensource on github for this extension, which can be found through the extension's settings under info. On their github the dev says they are planning to adapt the extension for the upcoming Manifest version 3 API that will impact many extensions including uBlock. I wanted to check out the developers website and see if I could support them in some way but unfortunately their site seems to be down atm. Dev, you should make it super easy for people to support you through your extension directly, you're doing a great job here as far as I can tell and you'd deserve the support. You should share your work a bit more around online too.

CG, 2024-10-04

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Trace - Online Tracking Protection requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood analysis details

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