# Privacy Monitor

> We read the fine print, so you don't have to. Surf the web with our privacy plugin and receive attorney created trust scores.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/privacymonitor](https://chrome-stats.com/d/privacymonitor)

## Overview

- **ID:** `privacymonitor`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Osano, Inc., A Public Benefit Corporation
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 29
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (5 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.21
- **Last updated:** 2019-04-17
- **First published:** 2019-02-21
- **Size:** 100 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/privacymonitor/)
- **Website:** [https://www.privacymonitor.com](https://www.privacymonitor.com/)

## Description

Privacy Monitor is a Firefox add-on that ensures your privacy while browsing the internet. It reads the fine print, providing trust score alerts and ensuring your data remains safe and private. With no cookies, tracking, or logging, it keeps the internet safe and free.

## Rankings

- #20,617 — Overall
- #22 — monitor
- #41 — privacy
- #45 — data privacy
- #67 — receive
- #148 — trust

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `unlimitedStorage`
- `tabs`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/privacymonitor)