Sift — Scam & Misinformation Protection
Alerts older adults to online scams and surfaces misinformation while browsing. Protect yourself and your family with Sift
As of June 2026, Sift — Scam & Misinformation Protection has 1 users in the Privacy & Security category.
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Version
2.4.0
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 3 version updates, changed permissions.
History
5 snapshotsTracking since Apr 22, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2026 | — | — | — | 1.2.0 |
| Apr 26, 2026 | — | — | — | 1.2.0 |
| May 27, 2026 | — | — | — | 1.2.0 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | — | — | — | 2.0.0 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 1 | — | — | 2.3.0 |
| Now | 1 | — | — | 2.4.0 |
Changelog
- Jun 3, 2026description
Sift is a Chrome extension designed to be installed on a parent or grandparent's computer — by you. TWO SHIELDS IN ONE EXTENSION 🛡 Scam Protection Detects and flags tech support fraud, fake prize pages, IRS impersonators, phishing URLs, gift card payment requests, and 15+ other patterns that commonly target older adults. Links every warning to the FTC Scam Guide. 📰 Misinformation Context Quietly surfaces the bias rating and factual accuracy of known news sources. When your parent reads a story on a flagged source, Sift shows a gentle banner with links to how AP News, Reuters, and PBS are covering the same story — without telling anyone what to think. HOW IT WORKS - Install it on their browser in 90 seconds - Sift runs silently in the background on every page - A small banner appears when something needs attention - Every banner is dismissible in one click - Nothing is ever blocked PRIVACY FIRST Sift has no backend. All analysis happens entirely on-device. No browsing data is ever collected, stored, or transmitted. See our full privacy policy at get-sift.app/privacy.Sift is a Chrome extension designed to be installed on a parent or grandparent's computer — by you. TWO SHIELDS IN ONE EXTENSION +Scam Protection Detects and flags tech support fraud, fake prize pages, IRS impersonators, phishing URLs, gift card payment requests, and 15+ other patterns that commonly target older adults. Links every warning to the FTC Scam Guide. +Misinformation Context Quietly surfaces the bias rating and factual accuracy of known news sources. When your parent reads a story on a flagged source, Sift shows a gentle banner with links to how AP News, Reuters, and PBS are covering the same story — without telling anyone what to think. HOW IT WORKS - Install it on their browser in 90 seconds - Sift runs silently in the background on every page - A small banner appears when something needs attention - Every banner is dismissible in one click - Nothing is ever blocked PRIVACY FIRST Sift has no backend. All analysis happens entirely on-device. No browsing data is ever collected, stored, or transmitted. See our full privacy policy at get-sift.app/privacy. - May 27, 2026description
Sift is a Chrome extension designed to be installed on a parent or grandparent's computer — by you. TWO SHIELDS IN ONE EXTENSION 🛡 Scam Protection Detects and flags tech support fraud, fake prize pages, IRS impersonators, phishing URLs, gift card payment requests, and 15+ other patterns that commonly target older adults. Links every warning to the FTC Scam Guide. 📰 Misinformation Context Quietly surfaces the bias rating and factual accuracy of known news sources. When your parent reads a story on a flagged source, Sift shows a gentle banner with links to how AP News, Reuters, and PBS are covering the same story — without telling anyone what to think. HOW IT WORKS - Install it on their browser in 90 seconds - Sift runs silently in the background on every page - A small banner appears when something needs attention - Every banner is dismissible in one click - Nothing is ever blocked PRIVACY FIRST Sift has no backend. All analysis happens entirely on-device. No browsing data is ever collected, stored, or transmitted. See our full privacy policy at trysift.app/privacy.Sift is a Chrome extension designed to be installed on a parent or grandparent's computer — by you. TWO SHIELDS IN ONE EXTENSION 🛡 Scam Protection Detects and flags tech support fraud, fake prize pages, IRS impersonators, phishing URLs, gift card payment requests, and 15+ other patterns that commonly target older adults. Links every warning to the FTC Scam Guide. 📰 Misinformation Context Quietly surfaces the bias rating and factual accuracy of known news sources. When your parent reads a story on a flagged source, Sift shows a gentle banner with links to how AP News, Reuters, and PBS are covering the same story — without telling anyone what to think. HOW IT WORKS - Install it on their browser in 90 seconds - Sift runs silently in the background on every page - A small banner appears when something needs attention - Every banner is dismissible in one click - Nothing is ever blocked PRIVACY FIRST Sift has no backend. All analysis happens entirely on-device. No browsing data is ever collected, stored, or transmitted. See our full privacy policy at get-sift.app/privacy. - May 27, 2026host_permissions
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- May 27, 2026permissions
storage, activeTab
storage, activeTab, alarms
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storageactiveTabalarms
- Host access
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About
Sift is a Chrome extension designed to be installed on a parent or grandparent's computer — by you.
TWO SHIELDS IN ONE EXTENSION
+Scam Protection
Detects and flags tech support fraud, fake prize pages, IRS impersonators, phishing URLs, gift card payment requests, and 15+ other patterns that commonly target older adults. Links every warning to the FTC Scam Guide.
+Misinformation Context
Quietly surfaces the bias rating and factual accuracy of known news sources. When your parent reads a story on a flagged source, Sift shows a gentle banner with links to how AP News, Reuters, and PBS are covering the same story — without telling anyone what to think.
HOW IT WORKS
- Install it on their browser in 90 seconds
- Sift runs silently in the background on every page
- A small banner appears when something needs attention
- Every banner is dismissible in one click
- Nothing is ever blocked
PRIVACY FIRST
Sift has no backend. All analysis happens entirely on-device. No browsing data is ever collected, stored, or transmitted. See our full privacy policy at get-sift.app/privacy.Technical
- Version
- 2.4.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 29.88KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- gdcincecjcfbjdboebggifkcjcjcpmbh
- Developer ID
- u0281827d7b7c5cb3c9a93f08ed65d347
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Apr 21, 2026
- Last Updated (Store)
- Jun 3, 2026
- Last Scraped
- Jun 9, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- get-sift.com/support
- Privacy Policy
- http://get-sift.com/privacy
Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 9, 2026.