HN Comments

Name: HN Comments
Author: Etienne

Link to discussion of the current page on Hacker News.

HN Comments - Link to Hacker News discussions

HN Comments is a Firefox add-on that allows you to easily find and link to the Hacker News discussion thread corresponding to the current page. Simply install the add-on and it will send the current URL to the Hacker News Algolia search engine to locate the comment thread.

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Add-on stats

By: Etienne

Daily users: 1

Version: 0.4resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)

Version code: 5726761

Creation date: 2016-04-10

Firefox on Android: No

Risk:

Permissions:

*://hn.algolia.com/*
tabs

Size: 13.22K

URLs: Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Source: Firefox Browser Add-ons

Ranking

# 86,635 ▲ 20

Add-on safety

Risk impact

HN Comments requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

HN Comments is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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