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Re:Show HN: A browser extension which blocks chat/helpdesk w... by frenchie4111 on Saturday March 16, 2019 @12:11PM (#19408503)
Ghostery[1] also already blocks chat widgets.

[1]: https://www.ghostery.com/

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Re:Show HN: A browser extension which blocks chat/helpdesk w... by bcye on Saturday March 16, 2019 @06:30PM (#19410791)
though they have serious privacy issues and mine is completely open sourced.
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Re:Show HN: A browser extension which blocks chat/helpdesk w... by abtinf on Saturday March 16, 2019 @01:18PM (#19408908)
Doesn’t Ghostery have serious privacy issues?
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Re:Show HN: A browser extension which blocks chat/helpdesk w... by ddebernardy on Saturday March 16, 2019 @01:53PM (#19409141)
Yes. Ghostery gets some criticism - due to privacy issues among others.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostery#Criticism

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Re:Show HN: A browser extension which blocks chat/helpdesk w... by diplocorp on Saturday March 16, 2019 @01:48PM (#19409101)
Of course; it’s proprietary software.
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Re:Show HN: A browser extension which blocks chat/helpdesk w... by aibara on Saturday March 16, 2019 @02:13PM (#19409254)
It's open source as of last year. https://github.com/ghostery/ghostery-extension
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