FLoC Off! chrome extension

What is FLoC Off!?

FLoC Off! is a productivity chrome extension. it's a free extension , it has 264 active users since released its first version, it earns an average rating of 0.00 from 0 rated user, last update is 1318 days ago.

What’s new in version 1.0.1?

                Google is experimenting with a new browser feature called Federated Learning of Cohorts, or FLoC. In short, this feature requires your browser to use your browsing history to place you into one of several thousand "cohorts"; it will then tell any page that asks which cohort you are in, revealing information about what kinds of websites you tend to visit.

The EFF has written about why this is a bad idea: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/03/googles-floc-terrible-idea

Allegedly, Google plans to add the ability for users to opt out of FLoC, but right now, the only way to do so is by disabling third-party cookies and potentially breaking existing websites. This extension provides an alternative: all websites will be automatically blocked from discovering your FLoC cohort.

You can test this extension at https://floc.glitch.me.

This extension is free software; the source code is available at https://github.com/sersorrel/floc-off.

If you've found the extension useful and want to make a donation, you can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/sersorrel            

How to install FLoC Off!?

You could download the latest version crx file or older version files and install it.

Preview of FLoC Off!

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