---
title: "Privacy Extension for WhatsApp Web: Chat Lock, Media Blur & Hover Unblur – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "887 users, rated 4.92 by 13 people. Version 1.6.0, updated 2026-09-26. Requests 2 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/mbbjlemibgmlklcjopkdoocegdgopigf"
---

# Privacy Extension for WhatsApp Web: Chat Lock, Media Blur & Hover Unblur

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 887
- Rating: 4.92 from 13 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-10-24 11:06 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: +15 (+1.7%)
- Rank by users: #26,188 of 292,125 live extensions
- Rank in Privacy & Security: #523 of 5,694

## The listing

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

Summary from the listing:

> 100% Free, No Ads WhatsApp Web privacy tool. Lock WhatsApp, Blur messages & media, hover to unblur & hide typing with clean UI.

- Extension ID: `mbbjlemibgmlklcjopkdoocegdgopigf`
- Developer: [kunalshipsstuff](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u91f3a27b5ca889b0f833df928240b098)
- 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: 2026-04-10
- Last updated: 2026-09-26
- Version: `1.6.0`
- Size: 659 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (66): Deutsch, English, English (Australia), English (United Kingdom), English (United States), Filipino, Indonesia, Kiswahili, Melayu, Nederlands, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, azərbaycan, català, dansk, eesti, español, español (Latinoamérica), euskara, français, hrvatski, italiano, latviešu, lietuvių, magyar, norsk, o‘zbek, polski, português (Brasil), português (Portugal), română, shqip, slovenčina, slovenščina, suomi, svenska, čeština, Ελληνικά, български, македонски, русский, српски, українська, עברית, اردو, العربية, فارسی, नेपाली, मराठी, हिन्दी, বাংলা, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, ગુજરાતી, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ಕನ್ನಡ, മലയാളം, සිංහල, ไทย, မြန်မာ, ქართული, አማርኛ, 中文（中国）, 中文（台灣）, 日本語, 한국어
- Website: `https://yakunal.github.io/whatsapp-privacy-extension/`
- Support page: `https://yakunal.github.io/whatsapp-privacy-extension/help.html`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/privacy-extension-for-wha/mbbjlemibgmlklcjopkdoocegdgopigf>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/mbbjlemibgmlklcjopkdoocegdgopigf>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22mbbjlemibgmlklcjopkdoocegdgopigf%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

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

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-10-24 | 887 | 4.92 | 13 |
| 2026-09-27 | 872 | 4.92 | 13 |

## 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.

### Sites

- `https://web.whatsapp.com/*`: web.whatsapp.com

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `https://web.whatsapp.com/*`: web.whatsapp.com

### Browser features

- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every month, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-10-24 11:06 UTC; next check around 2026-11-26.

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

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Privacy Extension for WhatsApp Web: Chat Lock, Media Blur & Hover Unblur” (mbbjlemibgmlklcjopkdoocegdgopigf). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-10-24. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/mbbjlemibgmlklcjopkdoocegdgopigf. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_mbbjlemibgmlklcjopkdoocegdgopigf,
  title   = {Privacy Extension for WhatsApp Web: Chat Lock, Media Blur & Hover Unblur (mbbjlemibgmlklcjopkdoocegdgopigf)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-10-24},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/mbbjlemibgmlklcjopkdoocegdgopigf},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

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