What Hacker News Says
Easily find Hacker News discussions about the page you're browsing. This web extension does not run any background script and requires minimum permissions.
What is What Hacker News Says?
What Hacker News Says is a dead-simple yet very useful Firefox add-on that allows you to easily find Hacker News discussions about the page you're browsing. This privacy-focused web extension uses the HN Search API powered by Algolia and fetches the API only when the popup is clicked, ensuring your privacy. With minimum permissions required, it offers a seamless browsing experience.
Add-on stats
By: Pino Ceniccola
Rating: 5.00
(4)
Creation date: 2020-08-03
Weekly download count: NaN
Firefox on Android: No
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- activeTab
Size: 360.07K
Email: pi*****@ceniccola.it
URLs: Website
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Add-on summary
Dead-simple yet very useful web extension that looks for threads on popular social news aggregator Hacker News via HN Search API powered by Algolia. For your privacy this web extension fetches the API only when the popup is clicked and does not run any background script. It also requires minimum permissions (just "activeTab" actually).
Source is on GitHub: https://github.com/pinoceniccola/what-hn-says-webext
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Add-on safety
Risk impact
What Hacker News Says does not require any sensitive permissions.
Risk likelihood
What Hacker News Says has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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