Chat Privacy Screen

Tracking since May 4, 2026.

Changelog

• May 14, 2026
  description

  WA Privacy Screen keeps your WhatsApp Web conversations hidden from prying eyes — whether you're on a video call, presenting your screen, or working in a café.
  
  Blur sensitive content with one click, then reveal any element instantly by hovering over it or focusing it with the keyboard.
  
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  GRANULAR BLUR CONTROLS
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  Choose exactly what to hide — everything is opt-in:
  
  • Contact & group names — sidebar list and conversation header
  • Message previews — sidebar snippets and full message bubbles
  • Profile pictures & avatars — throughout the interface
  • Compose field — hide what you're typing in real time
  
  Combine any targets. Use all four at once or just the ones that matter to you.
  
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  HOVER & FOCUS TO REVEAL
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  No clicks required. Move your cursor over any blurred element to read it — move away and it blurs again. Fully keyboard-accessible: Tab to focus, blur lifts automatically.
  
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  AUTO-LOCK
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  Set an idle timer and privacy mode re-engages automatically when you step away. Choose from 30 seconds, 1 minute, or 5 minutes.
  
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  KEYBOARD SHORTCUT
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  Toggle privacy mode instantly from anywhere with Alt+Shift+P — no need to open the panel.
  
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  PRIVACY FIRST
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  • No account required
  • No data collected or transmitted
  • No external servers — everything runs locally in your browser
  • Only runs on web.whatsapp.com — no other sites
  
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  HOW TO USE
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  1. Open WhatsApp Web (web.whatsapp.com)
  2. Click the WA Privacy Screen icon in your Chrome toolbar to open the side panel
  3. Toggle Privacy Mode on
  4. Choose which elements to blur
  5. Optionally set an auto-lock timer
  
  Privacy mode persists across page reloads and browser restarts.

  Chat Privacy Screen blurs names, messages, photos, and draft fields on WhatsApp Web, Telegram Web, and Arattai — and reveals them the moment you hover or focus. Nothing leaves your browser.
  
  For open offices, screen sharing, video calls, and anywhere your screen isn't just yours.
  
  
  WHAT GETS BLURRED
  
  Control each target independently from the side panel:
  
  • Contact names and group titles — in the sidebar and conversation header
  • Message previews and conversation bubbles
  • Profile photos and media thumbnails
  • Your compose field — so drafts stay private too
  
  Toggle any combination. Blur just names during a meeting. Blur everything at a coffee shop.
  
  
  HOW IT WORKS
  
  • One click or keyboard shortcut to activate — works across all three platforms at once
  • Default shortcut: Alt+Shift+P on Windows/Linux, ⌥⇧P on Mac (customisable in Chrome settings)
  • Hover or focus any blurred element to reveal it instantly
  • Auto-lock timer (30 sec / 1 min / 5 min) arms itself when you step away
  • A status badge confirms privacy is active on each platform
  
  
  ZERO DATA COLLECTED
  
  This extension applies blur with CSS — it never reads, processes, or transmits your messages or contact names. Nothing passes through the extension's code.
  
  • No account required
  • No servers, no analytics, no telemetry of any kind
  • Only your toggle preferences are saved — locally, in your browser, never uploaded
  • Full privacy policy: https://quietfield.in/products/chat-privacy-screen/privacy-policy/
  
  
  SUPPORTED PLATFORMS
  
  • WhatsApp Web (web.whatsapp.com)
  • Telegram Web (web.telegram.org)
  • Arattai (web.arattai.in)
  
  
  PERMISSIONS
  
  • storage — saves your blur preferences locally in your browser
  • sidePanel — opens the settings panel when you click the toolbar icon
  • Site access for each platform — injects the CSS blur filters and status badge only
  
  By Quietfield. Not affiliated with WhatsApp LLC, Meta Platforms, Telegram, or Zoho.
  WhatsApp is a trademark of WhatsApp LLC. Telegram is a trademark of Telegram FZ-LLC. Arattai is a product of Zoho Corporation.
  
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  Version 3.0.0 expands Chat Privacy Screen from WhatsApp-only to three platforms.
  
  New in this release:
  • Telegram Web — blur names, messages, photos, and draft input; hover to reveal
  • Arattai — full support with the same granular controls
  • Keyboard shortcut (Alt+Shift+P on Windows/Linux · ⌥⇧P on Mac) now relays to all three platforms simultaneously
  
  Also improved: accessibility (WCAG AA), security hardening, and bug fixes.

• May 14, 2026
  short_description

  Blur sensitive conversations on WhatsApp Web when on shared screens. Granular controls, auto-lock, and keyboard shortcuts.

  Blur chats on WhatsApp, Telegram & Arattai — hover to reveal. Zero data, no account, no servers.

• May 14, 2026
  name

  WA Privacy Screen

  Chat Privacy Screen

• May 14, 2026
  category

  productivity/communication

  make_chrome_yours/privacy

• May 14, 2026
  host_permissions

  https://web.whatsapp.com/*

  https://web.whatsapp.com/*, https://web.telegram.org/*, https://web.arattai.in/*

Permissions & access

Permissions

storagesidePanel

Host access

https://web.whatsapp.com/*, https://web.telegram.org/*, https://web.arattai.in/*

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