I have noted in passing before that I use the Vivaldi web browser for almost all of my internet browsing needs, including work on The New Leaf Journal. ( AugUpdate: I published a new review of two tracker-free Great Suspender forks.)
The content if the instant article is otherwise the same as when I published it in August 2020.) You can learn about the changes and what they mean in my review of a new article on the issues.
You can see Workona's commitment to user privacy here, or feel free to email us with any security questions.( JanuUpdate: It appears that The Great Suspender is now under new ownership and tracks users by default. It offers enterprise-level security, so you don’t have to worry about unauthorized access to your data. Then, right click on The Great Suspender extension icon and select “Remove from Chrome.”Īre there safe alternatives to The Great Suspender?Īvailable on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, the Workona Tab Suspender can automatically suspend your tabs.Please note that not doing this could result in your suspended tabs being lost. Click on The Great Suspender extension icon and select the “Unsuspend all tabs” option. We recommend uninstalling The Great Suspender. If you don’t see The Great Suspender icon in your browser, it has already been removed and you don’t need to do anything. Now that Google and Microsoft have disabled The Great Suspender, these instructions may not work. These are overly broad permissions, and The Great Suspender had previously functioned just fine without them. Because most users’ extensions automatically update, The Great Suspender can now “observe and analyze traffic and to intercept, block, or modify requests in-flight” for 2 million users. The undisclosed changes to The Great Suspender include the ability to edit web requests. A quick look at the original Github thread shows that this is a widespread worry among users. But even if that wasn't the case, the extension's new tracking abilities are a problem if you care about your internet privacy.
Why is this a big deal?īefore Google Chrome made the call, at least one browser ( Microsoft Edge) had actually flagged the extension as malware. We recommend erring on the side of caution and replacing the extension ( here's how). The combination of silence from the new owner, undisclosed changes to user privacy, and a history of buyers injecting malware into recently acquired extensions has caused many to deem The Great Suspender unsafe.
Choose your tab suspension settings when prompted.
How to recover lost tabs from The Great Suspender Our tab suspender has a built-in feature to repair any broken Great Suspender tabs that it finds. If the Great Suspender lost all of your tabs, don't panic - there may be a way to get them back. You choose how many tabs to keep in memory and how you'd like your tabs restored. Workona can pick up your tab suspension where The Great Suspender left off. How to switch from The Great Suspender and recover lost tabs