Urban Shield

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?
'Urban Shield' is a Firefox add-on that serves as a powerful tool to secure your online presence. It masks your identity, hides your IP address, and blocks unwanted ads, ensuring a smooth and secure browsing experience. It is crucial in public hotspots which are typically less secure, protecting your data from hackers and surveillance agencies. The add-on does not compromise on your browsing speed or bandwidth. Moreover, it pledges respect for your privacy, collecting only necessary data and maintaining your anonymity.
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Stats
By: Urban VPN
Users: 700 ▼ -1
Rating: 4.49 (49)
Version: 6.3.0 (Last updated: 2024-04-08)
Creation date: 2019-10-10
Weekly download count: 67
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • webRequestBlocking
  • tabs
  • webNavigation
  • webRequest
  • proxy
  • management
  • alarms
  • storage
  • scripting
  • browsingData
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Host permissions:
  • https://*.urban-vpn.com/*
  • https://www.google-analytics.com/*
  • https://ssl.google-analytics.com/*
  • https://google-analytics.com/
  • https://www.google.com/favicon.ico
  • https://www.youtube.com/favicon.ico
  • <all_urls>
  • https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/urban-shield/*
  • https://www.urban-vpn.com/thank-you-ext-shield/*
  • https://www.urban-vpn.com/uninstall-ext-shield/*
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Size: 1.94M
Stats date:

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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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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
  • 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
Recent reviews
by bahyudi, 2024-01-23
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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.

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