Spartan Shield
Blocks ads, trackers and dangerous sites, and warns you about fake sites, scam pop-ups and hidden clipboard commands. Everything happens on your device.
Need help? Email me and I'll get back to you, usually within two working days. Please say which browser and device you use (for example Safari on iPhone, or Chrome on a Mac) and the website where something went wrong.
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Chrome Web Store for Chrome and other Chromium browsers. A Safari version for Mac, iPhone and iPad is on its way to the App Store.
Questions
Safari: how do I turn it on?
Mac: open the Spartan Shield app once, then in Safari choose Safari › Settings › Extensions, tick Spartan Shield, click Edit Websites… and set When visiting other websites to Allow.
iPhone and iPad: open Settings › Apps › Safari › Extensions › Spartan Shield, turn it on and set Other Websites to Allow.
Why does Safari ask about website access?
Safari lets you decide which websites an extension may work on. Ads and trackers are blocked even without access, but scam warnings, dangerous-site blocking and page clean-up need it. Spartan Shield doesn't send anything about the sites you visit anywhere.
A website doesn't work properly
Open the Spartan Shield popup on that site and choose Pause on this site, or add it under Settings › Allowed websites. Please email me the address so I can fix the filters for everyone.
It blocked a site that is safe
On the warning page you can choose Proceed anyway to open it once. Email me the address and I'll check it and take it off the list in the next update.
How can I check it's working?
Open Settings › Test blocking. It checks that the filters are active and runs a safe test for dangerous, adult and gambling sites, without visiting any real one.
What happens to my data?
Nothing leaves your device. Spartan Shield has no accounts, servers, analytics or tracking. Read the privacy policy.