🍪 Cookie Inspector – Privacy & Risk Detection Extension

Cookie Inspector is a Chrome browser extension designed to improve user awareness of web tracking. It analyzes cookies used by websites, classifies them, evaluates privacy risks, and allows users to reset cookie preferences easily.

Features

1. Cookie Scanning: Detects all cookies associated with the current website

2. Cookie Classification:

• First-party vs Third-party
• Session vs Persistent cookies

3. Risk Detection: Classifies cookies in to - Low, Medium, High, based on cookie type, expiration time and tracking behavior. Displays risk summary with total number of cookies by each level.

4. Reset Cookie Preferences: Remove all cookie preferences from the current website with reset cookie button.

Technologies Used

• JavaScript (Core logic)
• HTML (Extension UI)
• CSS (Styling)
• Chrome Extension APIs: Cookies API, Tabs API, Scripting API

Installation Steps

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/srdesh/cookie-inspector.git

2. Manage extension

Open the chrome browser. Go to "manage extensions" or copy and paste the url.

chrome://extensions/

3. Load extension

Click "Load unpacked" to upload the extension folder from the local device.

4. Run extension!

Run cookie-inspector extension from the top bar. Click scan or reset button to inspect cookies or reset preferences from the current browsing website.

Privacy Policy

Cookie Inspector does not collect, store, or share any personal data.

Data Usage

This extension only accesses cookies locally within the user's browser to analyze and display cookie information. No data is transmitted to external servers.

Permission

• Cookies: Used to read and manage cookies for the current website.
• Tabs: Used to identify the active tab.
• Active Tab: Used to interact with the current webpage.

Third-party Services

This extension does not use any third-party services or analytics.