Refuse to be Human - Baidu bot

Surf the web as Baidu bot. Ever wondered what the Baidu bot get’s to see online that you do not?
What is Refuse to be Human - Baidu bot?
Refuse to be Human - Baidu bot is a Firefox add-on that allows you to surf the web as a Baidu bot and access the 'grey web' with content visible only to bots. Experience a novel way of browsing the internet with fewer ads, less tailored content, and access to paywalled websites and archives.
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Add-on stats

Users: 3
Version: 0.0.1.1 (Last updated: 2021-09-15)
Creation date: 2021-09-14
Weekly download count: NaN
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • notifications
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • *://*/*
Size: 25.23K

Ranking

# 46536 ▼ 248
Other rankings
#25 in bot keyword 18 ▼ 2 #136 in scraping keyword 55 ▼ 3 #245 in reduce keyword 6 ▼ 2

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Have you ever wanted to surf the web as a bot? Ever wondered what a bot gets to see online that you don't? In their latest online work, !Mediengruppe Bitnik allows you to become a Baidu bot to find out.

The number one search engine in China, Baidu uses web crawlers that extensively scrape the web for content for their search engines. Only what the bots see is indexed, for discovery later by users searching on Baidu.

Refuse to be Human allows you to install a web extension that changes your browser’s user agent to match that of the Baidu bot, giving you access to what is referred to as the ‘grey web’ – a layer of content only visible to bots. This simple web extension allows you to experience the web in a novel way: You will see fewer ads and less taylored content and you will be able to access websites and archives usually paywalled.

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Risk impact

Refuse to be Human - Baidu bot requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Refuse to be Human - Baidu bot has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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