Chrome-Stats extension
FLoC Off!
Disables Chrome's new FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts) experiments.
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Summary
Google is experimenting with a new browser feature called Federated Learning of Cohorts, or FLoC. In short, this feature requires your browser to use your browsing history to place you into one of several thousand "cohorts"; it will then tell any page that asks which cohort you are in, revealing information about what kinds of websites you tend to visit.
The EFF has written about why this is a bad idea: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/03/googles-floc-terrible-idea
Allegedly, Google plans to add the ability for users to opt out of FLoC, but right now, the only way to do so is by disabling third-party cookies and potentially breaking existing websites. This extension provides an alternative: all websites will be automatically blocked from discovering your FLoC cohort.
You can test this extension at https://floc.glitch.me.
This extension is free software; the source code is available at https://github.com/sersorrel/floc-off.
If you've found the extension useful and want to make a donation, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/sersorrel
Safety
Risk impact
FLoC Off! is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
FLoC Off! may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.
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