# PrivacySpy

> PrivacySpy lets you know how the sites you visit handle your personal data. See privacy policies rated on a 10-point scale, as well as warnings when data breaches occur.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `privacyspy`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Politiwatch
- **Category:** privacy-security,appearance,alerts-updates
- **Daily users:** 174
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 4.75 / 5 (12 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2020-06-29
- **First published:** 2019-09-01
- **Size:** 1.41 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/privacyspy/)
- **Website:** [https://privacyspy.org](https://privacyspy.org/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/privacyspy/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/privacyspy/privacy/)

## Description

PrivacySpy is a powerful Chrome extension designed to help users understand how websites manage their personal data. It provides privacy policy ratings on a 10-point scale, allowing users to quickly assess the transparency and trustworthiness of the sites they visit. Additionally, PrivacySpy alerts users to any data breaches associated with those websites, helping to keep your personal information secure.

The extension ensures user privacy by performing all data checks locally; it downloads a summary of its extensive privacy policy database and compares it against the sites you browse without sending your browsing activity to external servers. PrivacySpy is fully open source under GPLv3, promoting transparency and community trust. Discover more or contribute on its GitHub repository.

## Rankings

- #8,882 — Overall
- #275 — Alerts & Updates
- #9 — ad spy
- #17 — data privacy
- #27 — privacy
- #60 — policy

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate 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/privacyspy)