WebRTC Privacy Shield

About

Your VPN might be hiding your IP address — but WebRTC is giving it away.

WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) is a browser feature used for video calls, voice chat, and peer-to-peer connections. The problem? It can expose your real local and public IP addresses to any website, even when you're connected to a VPN. This is called a WebRTC leak, and it's one of the most common ways your true identity gets revealed online.

WebRTC Privacy Shield stops these leaks with a single click.

**How it works:**
WebRTC Privacy Shield controls Chrome's built-in WebRTC IP handling policy at the browser level. No traffic interception, no proxying — just a clean configuration change that tells Chrome how to handle WebRTC connections. Choose your protection level, and the extension applies it instantly.

**Three Protection Levels:**

- **Max Privacy (Recommended)** — Disables non-proxied UDP entirely. This is the strongest protection and prevents all WebRTC IP leaks. Ideal if you use a VPN and want zero leakage.
- **Balanced** — Only exposes your public interface. Blocks local/private IP disclosure while keeping most WebRTC-dependent sites working normally.
- **Off** — Restores default Chrome behavior. WebRTC leaks are possible in this mode.

**Key Features:**

- **One-click IP leak protection** — no configuration needed, works immediately on install
- **Visual status indicator** — large shield icon shows Protected (cyan) or Vulnerable (red) at a glance
- **Badge warning** — toolbar badge turns red with "OFF" text when protection is disabled
- **Persistent settings** — your chosen level is saved and restored automatically across browser restarts
- **Zero performance impact** — uses Chrome's native privacy API, no content scripts or page injection
- **Lightweight** — under 10KB total, no external dependencies

**100% local. No servers. No accounts. No data collection.**
WebRTC Privacy Shield uses Chrome's `chrome.privacy` API to configure WebRTC behavior. All settings are stored locally. The extension never contacts any external server, collects no data, and has no analytics.

**Who needs this?**
If you use a VPN, Tor, or any proxy service — you need WebRTC leak protection. Without it, websites can bypass your VPN and discover your real IP address through WebRTC's ICE candidate gathering. WebRTC Privacy Shield closes this gap permanently.