30 Best Free Chrome Extensions for Privacy & Security

1 of 6 — Extensions 1 to 5 Hey, welcome to my Chrome Extensions series! We're going category by category covering the best free extensions you need in your browser right now. This category is Privacy & Security — and we're kicking things off with the first 5. Let's get into it. uBlock Origin Lite This is the one everyone should have installed before anything else. uBlock Origin Lite blocks ads, pop-ups, and trackers across every website you visit and it does it without slowing your browser down. It's open source, completely free, and has zero interest in your data. Worth noting , the original uBlock Origin had limitations placed on it by Google's new extension framework, so the Lite version is the one currently built for Chrome. Still excellent and still the gold standard for blocking unwanted content. 2.Bitwarden Stop reusing the same three passwords everywhere — it's going to catch up with you. Bitwarden is a free, open-source password manager that generates strong unique passwor