AdNauseam

Blocking ads and fighting back against advertising surveillance.
What is AdNauseam?
AdNauseam is a Firefox add-on designed to combat online advertising surveillance. Not only does it block ads, but it also 'clicks' on the blocked and hidden ones. This process obfuscates your browsing data, effectively polluting your data profile and injecting noise into the economic system that drives online surveillance. It also features an interactive AdVault for visualizing and exploring captured ads. To ensure functionality, it may need permissions in private browsing mode.
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Add-on stats

Rating: 4.58 (573)
Version: 3.23.2 (Last updated: 2024-10-17)
Creation date: 2015-02-14
Weekly download count: 712
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • alarms
  • dns
  • menus
  • privacy
  • storage
  • tabs
  • unlimitedStorage
  • webNavigation
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
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Size: 6.16M

Ranking

# 280
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Add-on summary

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AdNauseam not only blocks ads, it obfuscates browsing data to resist tracking by the online ad industry. To throw ad networks off your trail AdNauseam “clicks” blocked and hidden ads, polluting your data profile and injecting noise into the economic system that drives online surveillance. The interactive AdVault allows you to visualize and explore the ads that AdNauseam has captured.

    If you have either of the following settings enabled, make sure to allow AdNauseam in private browsing mode:
  • History -> "Never remember history"
  • History -> "Use custom settings for history" -> "Always use private browsing mode"

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Highly effective ad blocking with a high success rate.
  • Encourages user awareness and engagement with blocking ads.
  • Compatible with various websites, making it versatile.
Cons
  • Does not remember user preferences on startup.
  • Issues with specific platforms like YouTube where ads still show.
  • Frequent prompts for settings can be annoying.
Most mentioned
  • Asks for settings every time Firefox is launched.
  • Functionality issues with certain video sites.
  • High quality and dedication of the developers.
Recent reviews
by Firefox user 17659878, 2024-11-03
by Sergey Yaskov, 2024-10-29
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

AdNauseam requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

AdNauseam has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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