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Re:Show HN: How many miles do you think you've scrolled today? by revicon on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @04:17PM (#23084482)
One thing I always do is use the Chrome Extension Source Viewer (also an extension)

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chrome-extension-s...

Which lets me view the source code of any chrome extension right from the chrome store install page, lets me see for myself if the extension is going to try to make any covert external web requests or whatever.

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Re:Show HN: How many miles do you think you've scrolled today? by jooize on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @04:28PM (#23084631)
… in its current state.
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Re:Show HN: How many miles do you think you've scrolled today? by WilliamEdward on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @09:36PM (#23087116)
Just don't update it?
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Re:Show HN: How many miles do you think you've scrolled today? by tbodt on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @11:33PM (#23087666)
You can't avoid Chrome extension updates
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Re:Show HN: How many miles do you think you've scrolled today? by renewiltord on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @12:12AM (#23087832)
Pretty easy if you’re a security concerned software engineer. Clone repo, read the source, and Load Unpacked...

Last time I did this it was easier than typing this comment.

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