Chrome-Stats extension
Disable Page Visibility API
Prevent websites from tracking whether you are currently in another tab/ window.
What is Disable Page Visibility API?
"Disable Page Visibility API" is an essential Edge add-on, primarily designed to protect your privacy. It inhibits websites, particularly video conferencing systems, from detecting if you are in their specific tab or interacting with a different window. Users can access the source code through Github for transparency. The add-on icon is based on 'Expand New Tab' by Syafiqa Fickle of the Noun Project under CC BY.
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By:
Marvin Schopf
Creation date:
2021-02-04
Risk impact:
Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Low risk likelihood
Manifest version:
2
Size:
40.20K
URLs:
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Summary
This addon disables the Page Visibility API. This prevents, for example, video conferencing systems from detecting whether you are in their tab or in another window.
The source code of this add-on can be found here: https://github.com/marvinschopf/disable-page-visibility-api
The addon's icon is a derivative of "Expand New Tab" by Syafiqa Fickle from the Noun Project, used under CC BY.
Safety
Risk impact
Disable Page Visibility API is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Disable Page Visibility API has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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