# WhatsApp Blur

> WhatsApp: Hides your messages until you hover over them so nobody can see it from behind.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `whatsapp-blur`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** WhatsApp
- **Daily users:** 2,941
- **Weekly downloads:** 998
- **Rating:** 4.63 / 5 (35 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-16
- **First published:** 2025-09-09
- **Size:** 79 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-06-17
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/whatsapp-blur/)

## Description

WhatsApp Blur is a Chrome extension that hides your WhatsApp messages from view until you hover over them, helping keep your chats private from people behind you.

Designed for WhatsApp Web, it provides a simple hover-to-reveal privacy layer so sensitive information stays concealed in public or shared spaces.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `declarativeNetRequest`
- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `*://*/*`

### Content script matches

- `web.whatsapp.com`
- `*`

## Safety

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

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