Privacy Extension For WhatsApp Web for Firefox

You might be using WhatsApp on your mobile phone, but it is rather comfortable to open it in a browser via WhatsApp Web and keep in touch with your friends while working on the PC. But if you find yourself in a public space, such as a coffee shop or a shared working space, opening WhatsApp Web in the browser window might attract a few unwanted glimpses.

Privacy Extension For WhatsApp Web for Firefox is a browser extension that blurs both the messages and your contacts in WhatsApp Web in order to protect your privacy. You can make them visible as you hover with the mouse cursor, or disable the extension for specific elements.

Installing the extension is a matter of a few clicks. Once installed, you will notice a new icon in the browser’s toolbar. Clicking the new button reveals the main menu of Privacy Extension For WhatsApp Web, which enables you to toggle the extension on or off or manually (you can also do this with the default Alt+X key combination, also customizable) and select the elements that it should hide.

The addon can blur all the messages in the chat or just all the message previews on the left. Alternatively, you can configure it to blur all the media files (images, videos and stickers) while leaving the text visible. Another option allows you to blur all the small icons of images and videos in the media gallery.   The text input can be hidden as well, as the Privacy Extension For WhatsApp Web can make the color in the input field lighter and thus, much more difficult to read. The extension can also hide profile pictures, groups and usernames as well.

By default, the Privacy Extension For WhatsApp Web for Firefox can reveal the blurred item on mouse hover, but there is also an option that configures it to unblur all the elements on mouse hover.

Privacy Extension For WhatsApp Web for Firefox is a simple extension designed to protect your privacy while using the web edition of WhatsApp Web. Keep in mind that this open-source extension does not collect information about your messages and contacts (it would practically defeat its purpose).