Show HN: I built a self hosted recommendation feed to escape Google's algorithm

Re:Show HN: I built a self hosted recommendation feed to esc... by synergy20 on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @12:48PM (#32154451)

"It tracks and stores your browsing habits (searches, clicks, content engagements, text input) locally" -- how is this technically possible, that a chrome extension can 'monitor' all my search/click/etc?

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Re:Show HN: I built a self hosted recommendation feed to esc... by jawerty on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @01:25PM (#32155031)

Yes you give the extension permission to store the data in the browser using `chrome.storage` API. Also, part of the reason why I open sourced it is so you could see the implementation in case of any privacy concerns.

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Re:Show HN: I built a self hosted recommendation feed to esc... by frozencell on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @01:30PM (#32155092)

It is self hosted and open source right, you can look if there is no communication with a server.

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Re:Show HN: I built a self hosted recommendation feed to esc... by Doubtme on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @12:50PM (#32154493)

by giving it permission

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