What is UW Ad Tracker?

UW Ad Tracker is a Chrome extension developed by UW CSE Security & Privacy Lab, and its main feature is "Help researchers at the University of Washington learn about how ads target you".

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Download UW Ad Tracker Extension CRX File

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Extension Usage Instructions

This extension is part of a research study from the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington. We are hoping to learn about how much advertisers pay to show you ads, and how they may be targeting you. As part of the study, you will temporarily install this extension, and browse to 10 websites provided by us.

During the study, our extension will automatically collect the following info:
1. The price the advertiser paid to show you the ad
2. A screenshot of the ad
3. The website the ad appeared on
4. Data about web trackers and analytics on the site

For more info, please visit the study website at https://adsurvey.kadara.cs.washington.edu, or contact the researchers at [email protected].

Extension Basic Information

Name	UW Ad Tracker
ID	kmfpbehfigfcpclciimgdngokbefgohd
Official URL	https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/uw-ad-tracker/kmfpbehfigfcpclciimgdngokbefgohd
Description	Help researchers at the University of Washington learn about how ads target you
File Size	3.31 MB
Installation Count	13
Current Version	1.2
Last Updated	2021-12-09
Publish Date	2021-06-07
Developer	UW CSE Security & Privacy Lab
Email	[email protected]
Payment Type	free
Extension Website	https://adsurvey.kadara.cs.washington.edu
Privacy Policy Page URL	https://adsurvey.kadara.cs.washington.edu/privacy.html
Supported Languages	en-US
manifest.json
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