# Simple Ping Blocker

> Block websites from tracking the links you visit through hyperlink auditing.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/simple-ping-blocker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/simple-ping-blocker)

## Overview

- **ID:** `simple-ping-blocker`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Kenneth
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 71
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (5 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2019-05-08
- **First published:** 2019-05-08
- **Size:** 18 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simple-ping-blocker/)

## Description

**Simple Ping Blocker** is a Chrome extension designed to safeguard your online privacy by blocking hyperlink auditing techniques used to track link clicks. Hyperlink auditing works by adding a `ping` attribute to HTML links, which sends a notification to tracking URLs when you click on those links. Unlike removing the `ping` attribute from the HTML, Simple Ping Blocker intercepts and blocks all ping requests, preventing websites from monitoring the links you visit.

This extension provides a straightforward, effective way to enhance your browsing privacy without altering webpage content or functionality. Its seamless operation ensures that you can click links without worrying about being tracked through hyperlink auditing mechanisms.

## Rankings

- #13,609 — Overall
- #72 — ad-blocking
- #80 — simple
- #219 — ad blocker

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate 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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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/simple-ping-blocker)