Killswitch

Exercise stronger control over abusable APIs

As of May 2026, Killswitch has 127 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 1 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.

Usersup 7.6 percent+7.6%
127
127
Ratingno change0%
5.00
1 reviews
Reviewsno change0%
1
Version
1.1
Manifest V3

History

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Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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Permissions & access

Permissions
storagetabs
Host access
None declared

Screenshots

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About

Chrome provides a lot of safeguards and permission boundaries for abusable APIs. However, it can be easy to grant a permission on a whim and then forget about it.

Kill Switch can monitor sites' usage of these powerful APIs and let you know when they're being invoked. Additionally, it can provide a further degree of control by prompting you for permission every session, instead of just once.

Please note that this is intended to be a privacy tool, not a security one! This means that a malicious website could easily deactivate Kill Switch and use the APIs regardless of your settings. Instead, consider Kill Switch as a tool to offer you insight into how and when your data is being used.

Technical

Version
1.1
Manifest
V3
Size
274KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
ud51ee825351adb309dd7d127b7d33d75
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Jul 2, 2021
Last Updated (Store)
Jul 8, 2021
Last Scraped
May 28, 2026
Website
Privacy Policy

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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 28, 2026.