◈ Illegiblizer
Privacy Policy
The short version
Illegiblizer does not collect, transmit, or share any personal data. Everything happens locally on your device.
What the extension does
Illegiblizer opens browser windows that perform randomized searches across platforms you choose, then closes them automatically. Its purpose is to obscure your real browsing patterns by adding noise to your search history.
Data we do not collect
- No browsing history
- No search terms (the random ones the extension generates or your real ones)
- No usage statistics or analytics
- No account information
- No IP address or device identifiers
What leaves your device
The extension makes two kinds of outbound requests:
- Wikipedia API — to fetch a random article title to use as a search term. No identifying information is sent.
- Platform searches — the extension opens tabs to Google, YouTube, and other platforms you enable, exactly as a normal browser tab would. These requests are subject to each platform's own privacy policy.
No data from these requests is stored, forwarded, or accessible to anyone other than you and the platform being searched.
Local storage
The extension stores your settings (which platforms are enabled) and a recent search log in Chrome's local extension storage. This data never leaves your browser.
Permissions
Illegiblizer requests only the permissions it needs:
- tabs / windows / scripting — to open and close search windows
- storage — to remember your settings and search history locally
- alarms — to schedule searches at regular intervals
- power — to keep your computer awake while the extension is active