✦ 1. Single Purpose Declaration
The sole purpose of the WhoBrowser Chrome Extension is to enhance solitary web browsing with real-time community chat on websites, an autonomous AI Concierge for page summarization and deal discovery, and synchronized multiplayer co-browsing. WhoBrowser does not function as an advertising tracker, data broker, or covert monitor.
🔑 2. Chrome Extension Permissions Justification
In accordance with Google Chrome Web Store Developer Policies, WhoBrowser requests only the permissions strictly required to deliver its user-facing features:
| Permission | Technical Need & Specific User Benefit |
|---|---|
| sidePanel | Provides the primary user interface directly inside Chrome’s native side panel without covering webpage contents. |
| tabs | Detects the active URL and page transitions so the Side Panel can switch rooms to match the current website. |
| storage | Saves user settings, chosen @handle, buddy network lists, and active session tokens locally in browser storage. |
| alarms | Maintains background WebSocket heartbeat pings to prevent drops during dormant browser tabs. |
| <all_urls> | Allows WhoBrowser to connect visitors on any public web domain across the internet and detect domain changes. |
🛡️ 3. Zero-Knowledge Domain Hashing & Anonymity
WhoBrowser utilizes zero-knowledge domain hashing to protect your privacy:
- One-Way Cryptographic Salting: Domain presence channels are identified on the Edge Gateway using irreversible one-way hashes.
- No History Logging: WhoBrowser does not record a chronological browsing history of websites you visit. Presence records are ephemeral and deleted upon closing the tab or leaving the domain.
- Rolling 24-Hour Active TTL: Public chat rooms expire messages on a rolling 24-hour cycle, capped at 50 messages per room, preventing historical profiling.
👻 4. Ghost Mode & Sensitive Page Auto-Protection
- 1-Click Ghost Mode: When Ghost Mode is activated, your presence is completely hidden from visitor counts and the Browsers directory. You can observe and use the AI Concierge with zero broadcast footprint.
- Automatic Sensitive Page Protection: WhoBrowser inspects page metadata locally on your computer to identify banking portals, financial institutions, medical portals, password managers, and private intranet environments. On these pages, social chatting, presence counters, and telemetry are paused automatically.
🚫 5. We Never Sell or Monetize Your Personal Data
WhoBrowser maintains a zero-compromise stance on personal data:
- We do not sell, rent, or trade your browsing activity or identity to data brokers or advertising networks.
- We do not inspect or transmit keystrokes, form inputs, passwords, credit card numbers, or private emails.
- We do not use private user chat messages to train public AI foundation models.
📬 6. Contact & Data Rights
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, your rights under GDPR/CCPA, or wish to request data deletion, contact our engineering privacy desk directly:
WhoBrowser Privacy & Trust Desk:
Email: [email protected]
Support Desk: https://whobrowser.com/support
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