SaferChrome is a chrome extension helps in browsing safer by identifying and preventing security and privacy breaches. It alerts you when websites transmit your passwords or credit card numbers in plain text. Websites should encrypt this private information when sending it over the Internet the encryption prevents other people from snooping on the information in transit.
Download SaferChrome for Chrome
Features:
- Gives warnings about insecure password transmissions: SaferChrome detects sites that send your password in the clear because the site doesn’t use SSL or uses it incorrectly. It also helps prevent SSL strip attacks
- Enables HTTPS redirect: SaferChrome allows you to specify websites that you want to browse over HTTPS. This might break some functionality on those sites but enables more secure browsing, especially useful when logging in from an unsecure Wi-Fi network in a coffee shop or airport.
- Reports site elements loaded from third-parties: SaferChrome shows the number and origin of elements loaded from domains other than the one you are visiting. These elements are typically utilized for tracking.
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