WhatsApp Privacy Shield

WhatsApp Privacy Shield steps in as your digital guardian, allowing you to blur your chats and profile information seamlessly.

WhatsApp Privacy Shield | Enhance Your WhatsApp Web Privacy

WhatsApp Privacy Shield is a custom Chrome extension designed to enhance privacy on the WhatsApp Web platform. It allows users to hide messages, media previews, and profile information for a more secure messaging experience. With customizable settings and a hover-to-reveal feature, users can take full control of their privacy while using WhatsApp Web.

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Extension stats

By: Webholix

Users: 7,000+

Rating: 4.28

(25)

Version: 0.0.5 (Last updated: 2024-05-09)

Creation date: 2023-12-22

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 278.53K

Email: we*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Ranking

# 11,483 ▲ 23

Other rankings

#197 in Privacy & Security ▲ 4 #42 in whatsapp keyword 98 ▲ 3 #43 in privacy keyword 67 ▲ 3 #96 in whatsapp extension keyword 66 ▲ 3

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

Privacy Shield for WhatsApp Web: Enhance your privacy on the WhatsApp Web platform with our custom extension. Take control of your messaging experience by hiding messages, images, and your account profile.

Key Features:

Message Privacy: Blur messages in chat and hide message previews for enhanced privacy. Explore dark mode and other privacy features.

Media Privacy: Blur media previews, including images, videos, and stickers. Keep your media content concealed until you choose to reveal it.

Profile Privacy: Blur your profile picture for increased anonymity. Control who sees your profile information.

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Very useful for professional environments
Simple and easy to use
Effective at hiding personal chats
Helps maintain privacy while using WhatsApp
Consistently praised for functionality when it works

Cons

Manipulates Google search results
Displays ads during searches
Inconsistent functionality; may stop working suddenly
Does not work for images in chat
Concerns about data privacy

Most mentioned

Privacy protection for WhatsApp chats
Simple user interface
Inconsistent performance
Ads showing in search results
Useful for office environments

User reviews

It manipulates Google search results by placing its own website at the top of the page, even when it's not relevant to the search query. This is misleading, disruptive, and makes me lose trust in the extension. I