Releasing Searcher, a Configurable, Privacy-Minded Chromium Extension to Trigger Random Searches

Published on Mar 31, 2026, filed under tools, misc. (Share this post, e.g., on Mastodon.)

Are you concerned about your searches being monitored, then used to profile you or sell you stuff?

As part of my brand-new IA Defensa family of mini defense tools, Searcher Chromium is a configurable and extensible browser extension that automatically enters and triggers searches on Google, Amazon, and almost any other site with a search field.

The capability makes it costlier to invade your privacy and harder to deduce something from your search behavior.

Screenshot of the Facebook search field, filled with the words “vitamin today.” — Random unsubmitted search query on Facebook.

The extension does not collect or share any data with me or third parties. It’s free for personal use, at your own discretion and responsibility. Please report issues and leave suggestions in the IA Defensa forum.

About Me

I’m Jens (long: Jens Oliver Meiert), and I’m an engineering lead, guerrilla philosopher, and indie publisher. I’ve worked as a technical lead and manager at various companies (e.g., Google); I’m an active web and tool developer (code optimization, digital defense), a contributor to web standards (like HTML, CSS, WCAG), and a book author (O’Reilly, Frontend Dogma). Stay in touch.