# TrackMeNot

> An artware browser add-on to protect privacy in web-search. By issuing randomized queries to common search-engines, TrackMeNot obfuscates your search profile and registers your discontent with surreptitious tracking.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `trackmenot`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Daniel Howe
- **Daily users:** 13,446
- **Weekly downloads:** 826
- **Rating:** 4.14 / 5 (100 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.10.46
- **Last updated:** 2019-11-03
- **First published:** 2006-08-14
- **Size:** 127 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-06-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/trackmenot/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/vtoubiana/TrackMeNot/issues](https://github.com/vtoubiana/TrackMeNot/issues)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/trackmenot/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/trackmenot/privacy/)

## Description

TrackMeNot is a browser extension designed to safeguard your privacy during web searches. It issues randomized queries to popular search engines, effectively obfuscating your genuine search profile and preventing surreptitious tracking. By blending your actual search behavior with noise, TrackMeNot helps resist profiling efforts by advertisers and data collectors.

This 'artware' add-on serves as a practical privacy tool for users concerned about their data footprint while browsing. For a comprehensive overview, visit the official website linked through the extension. Continual beta releases ensure TrackMeNot stays updated in its privacy protection capabilities.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `cookies`
- `https://*/*`
- `http://*/*`
- `webNavigation`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High 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 is not longer available in the store

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## Review summary

Reviews are mixed: many praise TrackMeNot for its unique privacy concept and report that it works, signaling strong perceived value. However, multiple users note reliability issues, including installation errors and settings resets, which undermine usability. Some also question whether the privacy protections hold consistently across different containers or contexts. Overall, the add-on is seen as innovative and potentially useful, but stability problems significantly impact trust in its effectiveness.

### Pros

- Unique and effective privacy concept.
- Users report that TrackMeNot works and provides privacy benefits.
- Overall positive user sentiment with compliments like 'Perfect' or 'Great' from several reviews.

### Cons

- Frequent instability: breaks, errors after installation, and settings resetting.
- Uncertainty about effectiveness across different containers / contexts.

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