Urban Shield
Many public connections are not secure and can cause you to become vulnerable to hackers and government surveillance agencies who can view and steal personal and essential information from your devices. That pop-up ad you saw for a website you visite
What is Urban Shield?
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Summary
If you are like everyone else, then you probably use public Wi-Fi quite frequently.
Many public connections are not secure and can cause you to become vulnerable to hackers and government surveillance agencies who can view and steal personal and essential information from your devices.
Urban Shield allows you to protect your data from leaking to the wrong hands or prevent identity theft and increase your safety online, regardless of whether you’re in a public place or your own home. Urban Shield will:
Mask your identity and add a privacy layer to any connection - Public or Secured
Hide your IP address and better hide your Digital Fingerprints
Change your IP in Public Hotspots
Block these annoying ads making your surfing easier
To enable us to block unwanted ads and provide you with safe browsing features, we need to access and collect certain information, such as: URLs you click, the ads displayed for you and your interaction with the ads, history, click stream data, and IP address.
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Pros
- Free to use
- Reasonably fast
- Suitable for privacy in many cases
Cons
- May cause some sites to work incorrectly
- Not a complete solution for security or illegal activities
Most mentioned
- Privacy
- Free
- Potential issues with website functionality
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Safety
Risk impact
Urban Shield 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
Urban Shield is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.