AD POISON
Free · No sign-up · No tracking

Feed the trackers garbage.

Ad networks build a profile of you from every click. Ad Poison scrambles it with decoy browsing, blocks the worst offenders, and walks you through wiping the slate clean.

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Start poisoning Turn off Google ad personalization

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How it works

Four moves to break your ad profile

No single trick beats modern ad tech. Stack all four and you go from a crisp target to a blurry mess.

Noise

Run the chaff generator. It searches and browses as a fake persona in a separate window, so your real interests get buried under a retired beekeeper's honey extractor research.

Open generator

Block

Stop trackers from loading at all. Copy-paste a hosts file block for your computer, or switch your phone and router to a filtering private DNS.

Hosts file Private DNS

Reset

Delete your mobile advertising IDs, reset and scramble what Google and Meta know, remove yourself from data brokers for free, and set a weekly browser hygiene routine.

Reset ad IDs Data brokers Hygiene

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Cookies aren't the only way back in. Check whether your browser fingerprint holds still, then switch on the protection that keeps trackers from recognizing you after a reset.

Fingerprint check
Step 01 · Noise

Chaff generator

Inspired by the original Chaff project. Press Start and one extra window opens. Ad Poison steers it to decoy searches at random intervals. Minimize it and get on with your day.

1. Pick a mode
2. Where to send noise

Full visit sites load in the chaff window like normal browsing. Google and YouTube block remote-controlled windows, so they get a background ping: a hidden request that carries the cookies your browser allows for third-party requests.

3. Set the pace

Each wait is randomized ±40%. Under 20s may trigger CAPTCHAs.

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    Tip: allow popups for this site. Keep this tab open; the chaff window can be minimized.

    Honest expectations: noise alone won't make you invisible. Big platforms also profile you from purchases, location and logged-in apps. Use the generator with blocking and resets. For the strongest effect, run it in the browser profile where you're signed in to Google, YouTube or Amazon, since that's where your ad profile lives. Background pings to Google and YouTube only reach your profile if your browser allows third-party cookies; if you've blocked them (good for privacy), lean on the full-visit sites and the opt-outs instead.

    Step 01 · More noise

    Noise beyond this tab

    The generator stops when you close the tab, and it can't reach your phone. These independent open-source projects can. Add one at a time, check what access it asks for, and keep in mind that automated browsing can break a site's terms of service.

    AdNauseam

    Browser extension

    Blocks ads, then quietly clicks them in the background, so your profile fills up with ads you never cared about.

    This is the one thing Ad Poison won't do. Advertisers can end up paying for those clicks. The developers say it isn't click fraud, but the decision is yours, and you can reduce or turn off clicking in its settings.

    Use it in place of your other ad blocker, which would hide ads before AdNauseam sees them. Google doesn't allow it in the Chrome Web Store, so Chromium browsers need a manual install.

    Firefox add-on adnauseam.io

    Fauxx

    Android app

    Generates believable decoy browsing from your phone, which a tab on your computer can't do. Get it from F-Droid or GitHub; it isn't on Google Play.

    If you use a tracker blocker such as DuckDuckGo App Tracking Protection, exclude Fauxx from it, or much of the noise gets blocked.

    Its own docs say the location spoofing module doesn't do what the name suggests, and that it can't change your device fingerprint or undo matches on your email or phone number.

    Fauxx on GitHub

    Fauxx Desktop

    Windows, macOS, Linux

    The computer companion to Fauxx. It runs decoy personas in an isolated Chromium profile, can pair with the phone app over your home network so the decoys match, and includes tools to check whether the noise is working.

    It's still early, so expect changes. Downloads are unsigned, so Windows and macOS warn on first launch. Verify the published checksum first.

    Fauxx Desktop on GitHub

    TrackMeNot

    Browser extension

    The academic project that popularized decoy searches. It sends randomized queries to search engines in the background, but it reportedly hasn't been updated since 2019.

    TrackMeNot-Fork keeps the idea going on Firefox. It's small, and its author says it was rebuilt with AI help, so read the source before giving it access to every site.

    trackmenot.io

    ISP Data Pollution

    Python script

    Crawls random sites from your machine to bury your history at the network level. It's aimed at what your internet provider sees rather than ad cookies.

    For tinkerers: it needs Python, Selenium and ChromeDriver, it's built to use a lot of bandwidth, and some install notes are dated. The author warns that this kind of noise can be filtered statistically and can't hide specific sensitive visits.

    ISP Data Pollution on GitHub
    60-second wins

    Hard links: opt out right now

    Each link drops you straight onto the right settings page. Sign in when asked.

    FAQ

    Questions from the crypt

    Does generating fake browsing traffic actually work?

    Partly. Ad systems are good at spotting pure randomness, so Ad Poison defaults to persona mode: coherent, plausible interests that look like a real person. Researchers have long shown that obfuscation tools such as TrackMeNot and AdNauseam degrade profile quality. Noise works best when combined with blocking trackers and switching personalization off, which is why this site covers all three.

    Is Ad Poison safe and private?

    It's a static website: no analytics, no cookies, no server, and even the fonts are self-hosted. Your generator settings and checklists are saved only in your browser's local storage. Read the privacy notice.

    Will Google show me a CAPTCHA?

    It can if searches come too fast. Every interval gets ±40% random jitter. Keep the pace at 20 seconds or slower and mix in several destinations. If a CAPTCHA appears in the chaff window, just stop, wait a bit, and try a slower pace.

    Why not a browser extension like Chaff?

    The original Chaff extension no longer works in Chrome, and traffic-generating extensions keep getting pulled from stores. A plain web page works in any browser, needs no install, and you can read every line of its source. If you want noise that keeps running after you close this tab or that comes from your phone, see more noise tools.

    Is it legal to poison my ad profile?

    Visiting public pages and opting out of personalization from your own device is generally lawful. Ad Poison never clicks ads (no click fraud) and never touches anyone else's accounts. If you're unsure, check your local laws and each site's terms of service.

    How unique is my browser anyway?

    Test your fingerprint at AmIUnique or the EFF's Cover Your Tracks. Or run our private fingerprint check, which runs entirely in your browser and shows whether your fingerprint changes between sessions. Fingerprinting works even without cookies, so pair it with the browser hygiene guide.