# Webcam Usage Detector

> Detects, logs, and alerts users when websites attempt to access their webcam.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/webcam-usage-detector](https://chrome-stats.com/d/webcam-usage-detector)

## Overview

- **ID:** `webcam-usage-detector`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Billy Dixon
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-02
- **First published:** 2025-12-30
- **Size:** 14 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/webcam-usage-detector/)

## Description

Detects, logs, and alerts users when websites attempt to access their webcam.

## Rankings

- #94,835 — Overall
- #78 — usage

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `notifications`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## 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/webcam-usage-detector)