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Ping Blocker

Ping Blocker

Stop sites from tracking the links you visit through hyperlink auditing.

What is Ping Blocker?
Ping Blocker is a browser extension that stops sites from tracking the links you visit through hyperlink auditing. It blocks ping requests, beacon requests, and CSP reports.
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Users: 434 ▲ 2
Rating: 4.78 (9)
Version: 1.0.0 (Last updated: 2020-01-20)
Creation date: 2020-01-19
Weekly download count: 14
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • <all_urls>
Size: 37.87K
URLs: Website
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# 4843 ▲ 2
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Ping Blocker is a browser extension that prevents sites from tracking the links you visit through hyperlink auditing.

The continued development of Ping Blocker is made possible thanks to the support of awesome backers. If you'd like to join them, please consider contributing with Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin.

The extension blocks ping requests sent in the background when you click on links. Beacon requests and CSP reports are also blocked.

Verify if ping requests are currently sent by your browser with Ping Spotter.

The extension is also available for Chrome and Edge.

Reviews are not monitored for bug reports, please use GitHub for issues and feature requests. https://github.com/dessant/ping-blocker

User reviews
Good, but it makes a lot of sites cease to function. IMGUR for example doesn't let you go to your image gallery if you have this extension enabled, and a couple of other sites that use Google or other OAuth login methods also do not function with this addon enabled. Unfortunately, you cannot whitelist certain pages to avoid that behaviour. Alas, I had to disable it entirely as it simply breaks too many functions and webpages.
by LokeYourLord, 2024-02-22
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Safety
Risk impact

Ping Blocker is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Ping Blocker if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

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

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