Is Ad Detective – Uncover Hidden Ads from Competitors safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

• Personally identifiable information such as name, address, email address or age
• Health information such as heart rate, medical history or symptoms
• Financial and payment information such as transactions, card numbers or credit history
• Authentication information such as passwords, credentials or PIN codes
• Personal communications such as emails, texts or chat messages
• Location such as region, IP address or GPS coordinates
• Web history the list of pages you visit
• User activity such as clicks, scrolling, keystrokes or network monitoring

The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.

The listing links to a privacy policy.

This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

What Chrome asks you to allow

When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:

• Read and change your data on a number of websites

Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.

What it can reach

Specific sites only: 5 match patterns.

• https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/ only www.facebook.com
• https://adstransparency.google.com/ only adstransparency.google.com
• https://www.linkedin.com/ only www.linkedin.com
• https://library.tiktok.com/ only library.tiktok.com
• https://www.pinterest.com/ad_library/ only www.pinterest.com

Routine for an extension

• Act on the current tab, but only after you click it activeTab
• Store data in your browser storage

How usual this is for its category

In Productivity · Tools, 20% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Access to specific sites only.

The typical extension there declares 3 browser permissions; this one declares 2 browser permissions.

Counted over the live extensions of the same category after our latest full pass of the store. A share is context, not a verdict: what is normal depends on what the extension is for.

Who uses it and how it is kept up

181 users

• Last updated in the store 128 days ago, on 2026-06-24.
• No new version in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Established publisher The store's badge for publishers with a good record and no history of violations.

Has it asked for more over time?

This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Who publishes it

SourabhN, who publishes 20 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2024-10-04 and was last updated on 2026-06-24.

Similar extensions that ask for less

Listings close to this one in what they say they do, which declare less reach. Less reach is not a verdict on either: compare what each needs for the job.

1. Competitor Ad Tracker Runs its code on every site · 1 permission 267 users ★ 5.0
2. AdSpy Quick View Access to specific sites only · 1 permission, 4 site patterns 114 users ★ 5.0

How to check or remove it in Chrome

1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
2. Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
3. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Questions people ask

What can Ad Detective – Uncover Hidden Ads from Competitors access?

Specific sites only: 5 match patterns. It declares 2 browser permissions.

What data does Ad Detective – Uncover Hidden Ads from Competitors collect?

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data: Personally identifiable information, Health information, Financial and payment information, Authentication information, Personal communications, Location, Web history, User activity. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has Ad Detective – Uncover Hidden Ads from Competitors asked for more permissions over time?

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Does Ad Detective – Uncover Hidden Ads from Competitors publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.