# SiteSonar

> Silently crowd-sources ad performance benchmarks as you browse. Let's put an end to bad ads.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `sitesonar`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Francesco Polizzi
- **Category:** web-development,privacy-security,other
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.2resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2016-08-19
- **Size:** 159 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/sitesonar/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/sitesonar/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/sitesonar/privacy/)

## Description

SiteSonar is a Firefox add-on that silently crowd-sources ad performance benchmarks as you browse. It aims to put an end to bad ads by providing developers with tools to make better decisions and ensure equal access on the Open Web. Your privacy is respected, and SiteSonar collects browsing data (unless you opt out) to achieve its goal.

## Rankings

- #96,790 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `webRequest`
- `webNavigation`
- `alarms`
- `tabs`
- `https://ultra-lightbeam.herokuapp.com/log`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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/sitesonar)