Re:Chrome extension that autodetects browsing context and ad...
by Ogbon on Saturday March 14, 2026 @12:26PM
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I built VEIL, a Chrome extension that automatically classifies the site you're on and applies context-appropriate privacy protection.
The problem I was solving: most tracker blockers apply identical rules everywhere. But a banking site warrants much stricter protection than a social media site — different threats, different tradeoffs between privacy and functionality.
VEIL detects four contexts:
- Financial — maximum blocking, WebRTC leak protection, strict fingerprint masking
- Shopping — affiliate tracker blocking, price manipulation protection
- Social — balanced blocking that keeps sites functional
- Work — corporate tracker blocking, identity compartmentalisation
No configuration needed. Works from install.
Six months in, growing purely organically at ~234% week-on-week, 52 installs, zero uninstalls three periods running.
The problem I was solving: most tracker blockers apply identical rules everywhere. But a banking site warrants much stricter protection than a social media site — different threats, different tradeoffs between privacy and functionality.
VEIL detects four contexts: - Financial — maximum blocking, WebRTC leak protection, strict fingerprint masking - Shopping — affiliate tracker blocking, price manipulation protection - Social — balanced blocking that keeps sites functional - Work — corporate tracker blocking, identity compartmentalisation
No configuration needed. Works from install.
Six months in, growing purely organically at ~234% week-on-week, 52 installs, zero uninstalls three periods running.
Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/veil-virtual-enhanc...
Happy to discuss the technical approach to context detection or any aspect of the implementation.