Human-layer DLP for the browser

Stop staff from uploading sensitive files — before a byte leaves their machine.

Watch Dog scans uploads in real time, right inside the browser, and blocks or warns before secrets, PII, or client data reach ChatGPT, Slack, SharePoint, or any website. All scanning is local — no file content ever leaves the device.

Local-only scanning · No proxies · No agents · Deploy via MDM in an afternoon

chat.openai.com · Upload
Q3-client-report.pdf
2.4 MB · scanning locally…
Upload blocked by Watch Dog

Sensitive data detected before upload: 2 SSNs, 1 credit card, client PII. Nothing was sent.

Cancel uploadRedact & continue
Scanned 100% on-device · no file content left this browser
  • Local-first architecture
  • Zero data exfiltration
  • Manifest V3
  • Works on 50+ upload destinations
The gap

Your DLP protects the network. Nobody's protecting the upload button.

Shadow AI

Employees paste and upload work documents into ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot every day. Most DLP tools never see it.

Human error

The costliest leaks aren't hackers — they're a good employee attaching the wrong file to the wrong form.

Coverage gap

Legacy DLP targets technical staff and managed endpoints. The other 80% of people who upload files go unprotected.

How it works

Catches the leak before it happens

1

Install

Add to Chrome in one click, or push silently to the whole org via MDM.

2

Intercept

Watch Dog hooks file uploads at the browser layer and scans content locally in milliseconds.

3

Alert or block

If sensitive data is found, Watch Dog warns the user (or blocks per policy) before the upload completes. Admins get an audit trail.

Why Watch Dog

Right-sized DLP that everyone actually adopts

Five reasons security teams pick Watch Dog over heavy, cloud-based DLP.

Local-first, zero exfiltration

File content never leaves the device. The opposite of API/agent DLP that ships your data to a vendor cloud.

Pre-upload interception

Stops the leak before it happens — intercepting FormData, XHR and fetch in the browser, not after the fact.

Covers the 80%

Legacy DLP targets the 10–20% of technical staff. Watch Dog protects everyone who uploads a file.

Deploy in an afternoon

Chrome Web Store install or silent MDM push. No proxies, no agents, no latency — minutes, not months.

Auditable & policy-driven

Org dashboard with a policy engine, audit logs, live telemetry and per-org RLS isolation.

The platform

An extension your staff barely notice. A dashboard your security team relies on.

Extension

Real-time, on-device scanning and redaction that works across 50+ upload destinations. Staff keep working; Watch Dog only speaks up when it matters.

  • Pre-upload interception
  • Local scanning in milliseconds
  • Warn or block per policy
chat.openai.com · Upload
Q3-client-report.pdf
2.4 MB · scanning locally…
Upload blocked by Watch Dog

Sensitive data detected before upload: 2 SSNs, 1 credit card, client PII. Nothing was sent.

Cancel uploadRedact & continue
Scanned 100% on-device · no file content left this browser
app.mywatchdog · Dashboard
128
Events today
37
Blocked
212
Active seats
UserRuleDestinationAction
m.chen@acme.comCredit cardchat.openai.comBlocked
s.patel@acme.comClient PIIdrive.google.comWarned
j.wong@acme.comAPI keygithub.comBlocked
a.silva@acme.comPHI (MRN)slack.comBlocked
Content-free audit metadata · per-org RLS isolation

Dashboard

A policy engine, audit logs, and live telemetry — all content-free and isolated per org with row-level security.

  • Policy engine
  • Content-free audit logs
  • Live telemetry & org-scoped RLS
Deployment

Two ways to roll out. Both take minutes.

Self-serve

Sign up, invite your team with a link, set your policies. Live in an afternoon.

MDM / Enterprise

Silent deployment via chrome.storage.managed. No user sign-in required.

The lightweight, local-first alternative to heavy DLP

See how Watch Dog compares to Nightfall, Microsoft Purview, and proxy-based DLP.

Compare Watch Dog
Pricing

Founding-customer pricing that undercuts everyone

Free for individuals; low per-seat for teams; custom for enterprise.

Free

$0forever

Individuals & evaluation

Team

$3/ user / mo

Small teams, self-serve

Business

$7/ user / mo

Growing & regulated orgs

Security

Privacy isn't a feature. It's the architecture.

All scanning happens on-device. Only content-free audit metadata reaches your org's isolated database — the easiest privacy review you'll do this quarter.

Read our security posture
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Ready to close the human-error gap in your DLP?

Book a demo to see the org dashboard, or add the free extension and try pre-upload interception yourself.