Privacy Extension for Slack

Name: Privacy Extension for Slack
Author: ja3y

By: ja3y

Protect your privacy while using Slack in your browser by temporarily blurring messages, media, and reactions until you hover over them. Perfect for screen sharing and working in public spaces.

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Features & Capabilities

The Slack Privacy Extension enhances your privacy by blurring sensitive Slack content until you need to view it.

Features:

One-click privacy toggle with customizable keyboard shortcut
Blur messages, media, link previews, huddle notifications, and reaction bars
Smart detection keeps public channels visible by default (optional blurring available)
Simple hover to reveal blurred content with adjustable timing
Lightweight with minimal performance impact

Ideal for:

Screen sharing during meetings without exposing private messages
Working in public spaces to guard yourself from prying eyes.
Open office environments where privacy is a concern

This extension does not collect, transmit, or store any of your Slack data. It simply applies visual CSS filters to blur content until you hover over it.

Note: This extension is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Slack Technologies, Inc.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

By:

ja3y

Daily users:

Version:

0.2.0 Last updated: 2025-05-16

Version code:

5950386

Creation date:

2025-02-26

Risk:

Permissions:

Host permissions:

https://*.slack.com/*

Content scripts matches:

*.slack.com

Size:

30.55KB

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-10

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 64,358 ▼ 94

Other rankings

#152 in privacy keyword 54 ▼ 5#153 in data privacy keyword 32 ▼ 3

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Developed by:

ja3y

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/privacy-extension-slack/

Is Privacy Extension for Slack Safe?

Risk impact

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Privacy Extension for Slack requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

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Privacy Extension for Slack is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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