Best Privacy Extension to Disable Google Generative AI
Patrick Bushe · May 1, 2026
Search Cleaner hides Google's AI Overview and other result sections, and it collects nothing itself: its only permission is storage, for your switch settings, and it doesn't send your searches anywhere. Be clear about what hiding does, though. Google still receives your search and still generates the overview; the extension only stops it showing on your screen. To limit what Google keeps about your searches, review Web & App Activity in your Google account.
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