---
title: "Cloaq - Location Guard & Locale Switcher – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "30,000 users, rated 4.43 by 87 people. Version 1.2.2, updated 2025-06-09. Requests 3 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/fcalilbnpkfikdppppppchmkdipibalb"
---

# Cloaq - Location Guard & Locale Switcher

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 30,000
- Rating: 4.43 from 87 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-10 18:15 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: No change (+0.0%)
- Rank by users: #3,205 of 292,131 live extensions
- Rank in Privacy & Security: #147 of 5,693

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Spoof time zone, geolocation & locale. Match your location data to your VPN's IP address.

- Extension ID: `fcalilbnpkfikdppppppchmkdipibalb`
- Developer: [www1z4rd](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u37472854bfeb6d0eb0e1caca9d351059)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Make Chrome Yours › Privacy & Security](https://extensiontracker.com/category/make_chrome_yours/privacy)
- First published: 2024-10-12
- Last updated: 2025-06-09
- Version: `1.2.2`
- Size: 56.76 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (54): Deutsch, English, English (United Kingdom), English (United States), Filipino, Indonesia, Kiswahili, Melayu, Nederlands, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, català, dansk, eesti, español, español (Latinoamérica), français, hrvatski, italiano, latviešu, lietuvių, magyar, norsk, polski, português (Brasil), português (Portugal), română, slovenčina, slovenščina, suomi, svenska, čeština, Ελληνικά, български, русский, српски, українська, עברית, العربية, فارسی, मराठी, हिन्दी, বাংলা, ગુજરાતી, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ಕನ್ನಡ, മലയാളം, ไทย, አማርኛ, 中文（中国）, 中文（台灣）, 日本語, 한국어
- Website: `cloaq.org`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/cloaq-location-guard-loca/fcalilbnpkfikdppppppchmkdipibalb>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/fcalilbnpkfikdppppppchmkdipibalb>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22fcalilbnpkfikdppppppchmkdipibalb%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-10 | 30,000 | 4.43 | 87 |
| 2026-11-03 | 30,000 | 4.43 | 87 |
| 2026-10-27 | 30,000 | 4.49 | 85 |
| 2026-10-20 | 30,000 | 4.49 | 85 |
| 2026-10-13 | 30,000 | 4.43 | 85 |
| 2026-10-06 | 30,000 | 4.43 | 85 |
| 2026-09-29 | 30,000 | 4.43 | 85 |
| 2026-09-27 | 30,000 | 4.43 | 85 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

## Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first.

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/).

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Browser features

- `debugger`: Use Chrome's debugger on your tabs, which gives full control of their pages
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `webNavigation`: Follow your browsing, page by page

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [Commet – Find Reddit & Hacker News Posts for the Current URL](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ndefpfmjimgimojopdncpkpifnfjffoi) | 40 | 3.00 | 2 | Social Networking |

All 2 extensions by [www1z4rd](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u37472854bfeb6d0eb0e1caca9d351059).

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-11-10 18:15 UTC; next check around 2026-11-18.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Cloaq - Location Guard & Locale Switcher” (fcalilbnpkfikdppppppchmkdipibalb). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-10. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/fcalilbnpkfikdppppppchmkdipibalb. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_fcalilbnpkfikdppppppchmkdipibalb,
  title   = {Cloaq - Location Guard & Locale Switcher (fcalilbnpkfikdppppppchmkdipibalb)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-10},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/fcalilbnpkfikdppppppchmkdipibalb},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

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