Privacy Settings
privacyInstall Warning
"Change your privacy-related settings."
Technical Context
Provides access to the chrome.privacy API for reading and modifying Chrome's privacy-related settings. This includes controls for tracking protection, autofill, and other privacy features.
What This Means For You
The extension can change Chrome's privacy settings, like whether websites can track you. This is used by privacy-focused tools to enhance your protection.
Related APIs
This permission enables access to these Chrome APIs:
chrome.privacyCommon Use Cases
- ✓Privacy enhancers
- ✓Security tools
How to Declare in manifest.json
Add the "privacy" permission to your extension manifest:
{
"manifest_version": 3,
"name": "My Extension",
"permissions": [
"privacy"
]
}What Users Will See
When users install your extension, Chrome will display this warning:
This extension can:
"Change your privacy-related settings."
Related Permissions
Tabs
tabsThe extension can see what websites you have open in all your tabs, even if you are not actively using them. This is necessary for tab managers but means the extension knows your browsing patterns.
History
historyThe extension can see every website you have visited and when you visited it, going back as far as Chrome stores. It can also add fake entries or delete real ones from your history.
Cookies
cookiesThe extension can see the small "id cards" websites use to remember that you are logged in. This allows the tool to help you manage your privacy or stay signed into multiple accounts simultaneously.
Content Settings
contentSettingsThe extension can change what websites are allowed to do, like using cookies or accessing your camera. This is useful for privacy tools that block unwanted features on certain sites.
Active Tab
activeTabThis is a "privacy-first" permission that only lets the tool see the website you are currently looking at when you specifically ask for help. It ensures the extension remains dormant and unable to read your data on any other open tabs or websites.