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Data Watchdog
See what every site can access, and control it per site
Data Watchdog shows you exactly what every website tries to access: camera, microphone, location, clipboard, screen sharing, cookies, trackers, and fingerprinting attempts. Use 22 per site controls, or a Permissive, Balanced, or Strict preset. Protections apply before page scripts execute, so nothing sneaks through first. No account, no server, no analytics or telemetry. Bulk edit and import/export make it easy to manage settings across many sites.
Hey Product Hunt! I built Data Watchdog because I wanted a simple way to see what a website is actually doing behind the scenes: camera and mic prompts, location requests, tracking scripts, fingerprinting, before deciding whether to trust it. Most privacy tools either block everything by default or bury the controls in menus you never open. Data Watchdog names the tracker that triggered each request and gives you 22 per site controls you can tune yourself, or just pick a Permissive, Balanced, or Strict preset. It runs entirely in your browser: no account, no server, no analytics or telemetry, and settings apply before page scripts execute. It is very early days for this project, so I would love your feedback on what to build next. Thanks for checking it out!
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About Data Watchdog on Product Hunt
“See what every site can access, and control it per site”
Data Watchdog was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #14 on the daily leaderboard. Data Watchdog shows you exactly what every website tries to access: camera, microphone, location, clipboard, screen sharing, cookies, trackers, and fingerprinting attempts. Use 22 per site controls, or a Permissive, Balanced, or Strict preset. Protections apply before page scripts execute, so nothing sneaks through first. No account, no server, no analytics or telemetry. Bulk edit and import/export make it easy to manage settings across many sites.
Data Watchdog was featured in Chrome Extensions (52.8k followers), Privacy (11.3k followers) and Security (2.9k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 30.9k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Data Watchdog?
Data Watchdog was hunted by Usman Riaz. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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