#4.29 / 17 rate

Searchonymous

2,000 users

2019-02-27

Merten Peetz

[email protected]

This extension is being deprecated because it doesn't follow Chrome extension best practices.

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Description

Prevents Google from tracking your searches.

Searchonymous helps to keep your Google searches private: When installed no tracking cookies are sent to Google while searching. That way Google will not be able to connect searches with your account or create a search history. Also you will not receive customized search results.

When the add-on is active it seems to Google that are logged out of your Google account during searches (see the the "Sign in" button at the top right). However you stay logged in on other Google services such as Youtube or Gmail.

If you want to change your Google search settings, make sure to allow the "Search Preferences Cookie" in the add-on settings. By default the preferences-cookie will be blocked which effectively discards any changes to your search settings.

Please note that there are other means of tracking this add-on can't protect you against, such as using your IP address or browser fingerprint.

Reviews

Bogdan S

Stopped working recently now Big Bad Google will redirect your search to a cookie settings page so there goes any hope for privacy.

Max Payne

Fantastic extension. Very useful for privacy and getting rid of captcha while using vpn.

Breaking Bad

So far it's working great, letting me search google without an account but not signing me out of other google sites. also I haven't encountered captcha or agreeing the google terms pop-up. Will update my rating if anything changes...