Canvas Privacy Protection
Canvas Privacy Protection is a Firefox browser extension for students using Canvas LMS. It overrides page-visibility detection so Canvas reports the page as focused and visible, and warns users about Google tracking analytics.
Overview
6 featuresCanvas Privacy Protection sits in PulseGate's Browser DevTools & extensions category. It focuses on preventing Canvas from recording misleading page-visibility and tab-switching events during coursework. It is built as a consumer product for canvas students using Firefox. Canvas Privacy Protection costs nothing to use. It runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Behind Canvas Privacy Protection is Amy N, and it first shipped in 2025. Key capabilities include visibility spoofing, focus-state override, and event listener blocking. The interface is available in 32 languages, including Czech, German, and Greek.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- Visibility spoofing
- Focus-state override
- Event listener blocking
- Tab-switch protection
- Analytics warnings
- Canvas LMS support
Built with & integrations
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
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- Indexed18 Sep · 02:34 UTCCanvas Privacy Protection verified via Firefox Add-onsSource: Firefox Add-ons · Open
Frequently asked questions about Canvas Privacy Protection
- What does Canvas Privacy Protection do?
- Canvas Privacy Protection focuses on preventing Canvas from recording misleading page-visibility and tab-switching events during coursework. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
- Who should use Canvas Privacy Protection?
- Canvas Privacy Protection is a consumer product built for canvas students using Firefox.
- Is Canvas Privacy Protection free?
- Yes — Canvas Privacy Protection is free to use.
- What platforms does Canvas Privacy Protection run on?
- Canvas Privacy Protection runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
- Is Canvas Privacy Protection still maintained?
- Unverified. Canvas Privacy Protection has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
- Who develops Canvas Privacy Protection?
- Canvas Privacy Protection is developed by Amy N.
- When did Canvas Privacy Protection launch?
- Canvas Privacy Protection first shipped in 2025.
- Is Canvas Privacy Protection open source?
- Canvas Privacy Protection has a public GitHub repository.
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