# OptMeowt Extension

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/optmeowt-extension/17465
**Category:** Questions
**Created:** 2024-03-22T04:25:02Z
**Posts:** 3

## Post 1 by @Cyber-Typhoon — 2024-03-22T04:25:02Z

Hey, I was browsing some websites and visited again the Global Privacy Control org one.

> **[Global Privacy Control — Take Control Of Your Privacy](https://globalprivacycontrol.org/#download)**
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> Exercise your privacy rights in one step via the “Global Privacy Control” (GPC) signal, a proposed specification backed by over a dozen organizations.

In their download section they have what I think to be their own browser extension called OptMeowt. Is this something that someone is using?

> **[GitHub - privacy-tech-lab/gpc-optmeowt: Privacy browser extension for opting out from web...](https://github.com/privacy-tech-lab/gpc-optmeowt)**
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> Privacy browser extension for opting out from web tracking via GPC

I know that we should keep our fingerprint minimal to not stand out from the crowd so this is more curiosity.

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## Post 2 by @Cyber-Typhoon — 2024-03-22T14:46:39Z

This is already been in discussion and I didn’t realized. I searched for the extension name and didn’t find anything. I’m sorry for the topic duplication.

I’m closing this one to follow the discussion here: [Global Privacy Control](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/global-privacy-control/17443)

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## Post 3 by @xe3 — 2024-03-22T19:50:07Z

You do not need an extension to take advantage of the GPC (assuming you are using a Firefox based browser, or Brave browser) it is built-in and can be enabled via settings or about;config.

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## Post 4 by @jonah — 2024-03-28T05:33:03Z

Duplicate:

> [@Global Privacy Control](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/global-privacy-control/17443):
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> I think we should recommend enabling Global Privacy Control in certain situations, mainly jurisdiction dependent. There are similar fingerprinting concerns to Do Not Track (i.e. it adds one extra bit), but unlike DNT, GPC is a legally enforceable request in California (where a company has already faced a fine due to not respecting this request), Colorado and Connecticut. It also may be applicable in the EU, UK, Nevada, Utah and Virginia. Thus, if you want to exercise your legal privacy rights a…