# Safe Browsing

> With Safe Browsing Add-on you can stop search engines from tracking your searches and following you around the Internet. Terms of use https://www.myprivatesearch.com/terms?yid=saff Privacy Policy https://www.myprivatesearch.com/policy?yid=saff

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/safe-browsing-addon](https://chrome-stats.com/d/safe-browsing-addon)

## Overview

- **ID:** `safe-browsing-addon`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** getMedia.Today
- **Category:** privacy-security,search-tools
- **Daily users:** 2,146
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Rating:** 3.80 / 5 (10 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.25
- **Last updated:** 2019-11-25
- **First published:** 2018-10-10
- **Size:** 112 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/safe-browsing-addon/)
- **Website:** [https://www.myprivatesearch.com/help](https://www.myprivatesearch.com/help)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/safe-browsing-addon/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/safe-browsing-addon/privacy/)

## Description

**Safe Browsing** is a Firefox extension designed to enhance your online privacy by ensuring every search is safe and private. It automatically detects when your searches are being tracked by popular search engines like Google and Bing and redirects you to MyPrivateSearch, a privacy-focused search engine.

By preventing tracking during your searches, Safe Browsing helps you maintain anonymity and avoid unwanted profiling online. It's a simple yet essential tool for users who value privacy and want to browse the internet without leaving tracking footprints. For more details, consult the [Terms of Use](https://www.myprivatesearch.com/terms?yid=saff) and [Privacy Policy](https://www.myprivatesearch.com/policy?yid=saff).

## Rankings

- #2,093 — Overall
- #247 — Search Tools
- #2 — safe
- #3 — browsing
- #35 — sale
- #38 — grow

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `contextMenus`
- `*://*.myprivatesearch.com/`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

The Safe Browsing add-on is praised for enhancing privacy and effectively blocking tracking ads. Several users found it helpful and appreciated its protective features. However, multiple users reported serious issues, including it being flagged as malware, causing unwanted pop-ups and redirects, and installing without consent, which raises significant security concerns.

### Pros

- Effective at blocking tracking ads, especially from Google
- Enhances user privacy
- Helpful and useful for many users

### Cons

- Detected as malware by antivirus software
- Causes unwanted pop-ups and redirects
- Installs without user consent, posing security threats

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