Bot MeterPrivacy policy
Effective September 28, 2026
In short: Bot Meter for X collects no personal data, sends nothing anywhere, and stores only your own settings.
Who this covers
This policy covers the Bot Meter for X browser extension ("Bot Meter", "the extension"), made by Sudarshan (@buildwithSud). It applies to the extension as published on the Chrome Web Store and in its public source repository.
What the extension reads
The extension runs only on x.com. There it reads account information that X has
already loaded into the page you're viewing:
- each account's total post count
- each account's numeric ID, used to work out when the account was created
- follower and following counts, shown in the badge's hover details
It uses these only to calculate posts per day and draw a badge next to each account. All of this happens inside your browser. The extension does not read your direct messages, your password, your X login session, or any page outside x.com.
What the extension sends
Nothing. Bot Meter has no server, makes no network requests of its own, and includes no analytics, advertising, tracking or crash-reporting code.
What the extension stores
Only your settings, saved with Chrome's built-in storage.sync:
- whether the extension is turned on
- your "high rate" and "likely bot" posts-per-day thresholds
- whether to show a badge on every account
- what to do with posts from likely bots (label, dim or collapse)
If you're signed in to Chrome with sync turned on, Chrome syncs these settings across your browsers the same way it syncs your other extension settings. Account data and post content are kept only in memory while the page is open and are never saved.
Permissions
| Permission | Why it's needed |
|---|---|
storage | Saves your settings, listed above. |
Runs on https://x.com/* | Reads post counts already on the page and shows the badges. It runs on no other site. |
Sharing and selling data
Bot Meter doesn't collect user data, so there is nothing to share or sell. No data is transferred to third parties, used for advertising, or used to determine creditworthiness.
Children
Bot Meter does not knowingly collect information from anyone, including children under 13.
Changes to this policy
If a future version ever changes how data is handled, this page will be updated first, with a new effective date, and the change will be described in the extension's release notes.
Contact
Questions about this policy: message @buildwithSud on X, or open an issue on GitHub.