Startpage Privacy Protection

Startpage Privacy Protection

By installing the free Startpage Privacy Protection extension you will be able to stop trackers and cookies and set Startpage as your default search engine.

What is Startpage Privacy Protection?
'Startpage Privacy Protection' is a Firefox add-on designed for secure browsing and privacy protection. It provides private search across the internet by blocking trackers and cookies and setting startpage.com as your default search engine. It curbs the personal data collection of Big Tech and non-private search engines. It also evaluates privacy standards of visited sites, prevents browser fingerprinting, and includes a quick exit feature.
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Stats
By: Startpage
Rating: 4.53 (58)
Version: 1.1.7 (Last updated: 2023-03-08)
Creation date: 2021-04-20
Weekly download count: 406
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Overrides search engine: Yes
Permissions:
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • https://www.startpage.com/*
  • tabs
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
  • webNavigation
  • search
  • storage
  • cookies
  • See more
Size: 4.24M
Stats date:

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Summary

Startpage Privacy Protection extension provides private search and online data protection. Easy and secure privacy protection across the internet. With this privacy extension, you can automatically block trackers and cookies from websites you visit and ensure all your searches are in complete privacy. With just one click, you can seamlessly decrease the amount of personal data Big Tech and non-private search engines are collecting on you.

Startpage Privacy Protection is designed to give people control over what personal data is shared while using a privacy search engine. You have the power to visibly monitor the privacy practices of each website you visit and can turn off and on your privacy and tracking settings.

This privacy extension provides the following private search engine and blocker features:

  • Sets default search engine to startpage.com
  • Ensures searches are private, not saved, sold or used for profiling.
  • Blocks trackers and cookies
  • Stops trackers from being placed on search activities by advertisers and third parties
  • Reports website privacy scoring
  • Evaluates and calculates a privacy rating based on each site’s privacy.
  • Overrides social media tracking
  • Replaces social media, video, and music site tracking defaults with “click-to-activate” privacy options.
  • Sends global privacy control signal
  • Sends visited sites a signal with your privacy preferences.
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User reviews
User reviews summary
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
  • Privacy protection
  • Less bias in search results
  • Blocks trackers
Cons
  • Delay in page loading
  • Does not offer quick responses like Google
  • Injects additional HTML elements into all websites
Most mentioned
  • Privacy protection
  • uBlock Origin
  • Delay in page loading
Recent reviews
by Lemi1, 2024-04-17

by Lemi1, 2024-04-17

Længe siden seneste opdatering, så vælg den anden udvidelse tilbudt af Startpage, hvis du vælger Startpage. Ellers findes der up-to-date alternativer.
by Antihero, 2024-03-21
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Safety
Risk impact

Startpage Privacy Protection is very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this add-on unless you absolutely trust this publisher.

Risk likelihood

Startpage Privacy Protection has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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