Local App vs. Chrome Extension: The Ultimate Guide
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Local App vs. Chrome Extension: The Ultimate Guide

Compare PrivacyScrubber's local Secure Workspace vs the Chrome Extension. Choose between zero-server copy-paste or native UI-injection DLP.

100% Local Processing ✈ Airplane Mode Verified ⊘ No Server Logs
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Zero-Trust Data Sanitization

Watch PrivacyScrubber's local engine transform sensitive Security data instantly in your browser, without any API calls.

Automated Detection Classes:
User / Server IP Addresses AWS_KEY INTERNAL_HOSTNAME MAC_ADDRESS VULN_ID
100% Client-Side Execution
Wasm_Engine
SIEM ALERT > Src IP: 192.168.12.44 → Dst: siem.internal.corp User: d.novak@corp.com | AWS Key: AKIA4X9M2PLRT887NNZZ CVE: CVE-2026-44821 | Severity: CRITICAL
SIEM ALERT > Src IP: [IP_1] → Dst: [HOSTNAME_1] User: [EMAIL_1] | AWS Key: [API_KEY_1] CVE: [CVE_1] | Severity: CRITICAL

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Choosing the right PII masking workspace depends on your specific workflow. Whether you need the massive scale of our local Secure Workspace or the native frictionlessness of our extension, PrivacyScrubber has you covered.

Native vs Direct Processing

Our Chrome Extension provides in-situ redaction and reverse-scrubbing directly inside the ChatGPT UI. For high-volume file processing, our local Secure Workspace offers batch capabilities for DOCX and PDF files. Both adhere to the zero-trust principles detailed in our AI Privacy Guides hub.

Enterprise Compliance Loop

Integrating PII protection basics into your security stack ensures that no PII ever leaves the employee's browser. This matches the compliance benchmarks we set in our guide for Zero-Trust AI frameworks and aligns with the GDPR/CCPA standards standards used by the world's leading security teams.

Latest Capabilities (v1.6.4): Multi-Line Stitching & Local OCR

PrivacyScrubber Chrome Extension v1.6.4 adds a smart 3-Line Name-Stitching Lookahead to capture names split across lines (e.g. Firstname MiddleInitial Surname) in scanned medical/clinical records, NDAs, and PDFs. It also supports Local Wasm OCR & PDF Sanitization to redact text from screenshots/PDFs offline, and Zero-Trust Session Sync (Argon2id + XChaCha20-Poly1305) to share rules peer-to-peer securely.

Enterprise Adoption Use Cases

CISO Security Team DLP GOVERNANCE
Zero-Trust Verified
Security teams deploy client-side sanitization to keep outbound AI prompts free of sensitive organizational data, avoiding complex multi-party DPA negotiations.
VP of Engineering ENGINEERING SEC
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Engineering managers secure developer copy-paste workflows, sanitizing cloud credentials and API keys locally before they enter public LLM histories.
Risk & Audit Lead COMPLIANCE AUDIT
Zero-Trust Verified
Compliance directors verify local-only sanitization at the browser extension level, satisfying SOC 2 Type II controls for external AI data transmission.
Data Protection Officer GDPR COMPLIANCE
Zero-Trust Verified
Data protection officers enforce client-side tokenization, keeping prompt text fully minimized and anonymous in compliance with GDPR data processing rules.
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Your Whole Team on Real Client Data. Safely. $99/mo Flat.

No per-seat pricing. No DPA negotiation. No IT portal. Secure your entire organization with client-side PII masking — $99/month flat, unlimited users. SOC 2 & HIPAA ready. Works in Airplane Mode.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about deploying zero-trust AI for Chrome Extension Teams.

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