Hacker News preview

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
By: Mustakim
Daily users: -
Version: 0.0.1 (Last updated: 2023-01-17)
Version code: 5512493
Creation date: 2023-01-16
Firefox on Android: Yes
Permissions:
  • https://news.ycombinator.com/*
  • *://hackernews.xyz/*
Size: 779.80K
Full description: See detailed description
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
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