Preview hacker news posts
Hacker News preview is a Firefox add-on that allows users to see a preview of articles on Hacker News without having to navigate to the website. It provides a privacy-friendly alternative for users to determine their interest in an article before visiting the actual website.
Manifest V2
Firefox on Android: Yes
Permissions:
- https://news.ycombinator.com/*
- *://hackernews.xyz/*
Size: 779.80K
Full description: See detailed description
Source: Firefox Browser Add-ons
Updated: a day ago
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Hacker News preview requires very minimum permissions.
Risk impact analysis details
- High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
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Risk likelihood
Hacker News preview has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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