What is Privacy Defender?

Privacy Defender focuses on cleaning browser cookies and history to improve personal privacy. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.

Who is Privacy Defender for?

Privacy Defender is a consumer product built for firefox users concerned about browser privacy.

Is Privacy Defender free?

Yes — Privacy Defender is free to use.

What platforms does Privacy Defender run on?

Privacy Defender runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is Privacy Defender still active?

Unverified. Privacy Defender 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.

What are alternatives to Privacy Defender?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include ClearPrivateData, Privacy Inspector, and Privacy Screen.

Who makes Privacy Defender?

Privacy Defender is developed by stefano.

How long has Privacy Defender been around?

Privacy Defender first shipped in 2018.

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Privacy Defender

Name: Privacy Defender
Author: stefano

mozilla.orgBrowser DevTools & extensions

Privacy Defender is a Firefox browser extension that helps users clean cookies and browsing history. It requires access to browsing history, browser tabs, and website data to perform privacy cleanup actions.

FreeWebEmbeddable

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Overview

4 features

Privacy Defender is a Browser DevTools & extensions project. It focuses on cleaning browser cookies and history to improve personal privacy. Privacy Defender is a consumer product aimed at firefox users concerned about browser privacy. It is available for free. It ships for the web and embeddable surfaces.

stefano builds and maintains Privacy Defender, and it first shipped in 2018. Key capabilities include cookie cleanup, history cleanup, and browser tab access. The interface is available in 32 languages, including Czech, German, and Greek.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Cookie cleanup
History cleanup
Browser tab access
Website data access

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy Policy Terms of ServiceFree tierMulti-languageStore-verified publisher

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed17 Sep · 06:51 UTC
Privacy Defender verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Privacy Defender

What is Privacy Defender?: Privacy Defender focuses on cleaning browser cookies and history to improve personal privacy. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who is Privacy Defender for?: Privacy Defender is a consumer product built for firefox users concerned about browser privacy.
Is Privacy Defender free?: Yes — Privacy Defender is free to use.
What platforms does Privacy Defender run on?: Privacy Defender runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is Privacy Defender still active?: Unverified. Privacy Defender 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.
What are alternatives to Privacy Defender?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include ClearPrivateData, Privacy Inspector, and Privacy Screen.ClearPrivateData Privacy Inspector Privacy Screen
Who makes Privacy Defender?: Privacy Defender is developed by stefano.
How long has Privacy Defender been around?: Privacy Defender first shipped in 2018.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
First seen: 17 Sep 2026
Built for: Firefox users concerned about browser privacy
Model: B2C
Solves: Cleaning browser cookies and history to improve personal privacy.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: privacy-defender

Developer

stefano

Index record

Indexed: 17 Sep 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sep 2026
Last seen: 17 Sep 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: privacy-defender-mozilla-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 17 Sep 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 17 Sep 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 17 Sep 2026
Canonical URL: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-defender

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