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I'll just take this moment to say if you don't already have EXTREME caution when installing extensions, you should. Hackers and malware teams acquire existing popular Chrome extensions every day, then release auto-updates (which Chrome doesn't notify you of) that can do all kinds of terrible things.

I'd recommend these 2 items:

1. View source of any extension (and optionally auto-disable): https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chrome-extension-s...

2. Get notified up updates to any extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/extensions-update-...

So your suggestion is to install a potentially unsafe extension to notify me of extensions.

View the source yourself if you're unsure, that's why I included #1.

Furthermore, yes, that is what I'm saying. Would you rather not use it and have no idea when Chrome extensions update? You can't disable auto-updates. So if you want to go that route be my guest.

I'd rather just not use extensions to be honest. More garbage to clutter things.

The idea of an extension-free browsing experience is horrific, to me. I couldn't live without uBlock Origin.

Browsing without extensions is fine if you're okay with being tracked and bombarded with advertisements ad nauseam.

I could cope with using few extensions — and I do try to use as few as possible — but I would not enjoy using none.

ok so one single extension. I'll give you that one. But also something I think should be built into privacy section of browser.

Well, I'd say NoScript (or equivalent) and HTTPS Everywhere are rather important, too. I believe a resource blocker and HTTPS redirect could both be things built into browsers, true. But as it stands they're extensions, and pretty important ones IMHO.

And this is assuming you only use your browser for general web surfing; there are a plethora of other extensions I use that really simplify my browsing experience, but that I wouldn't consider crucial. I similarly can't live without RedditEnhancementSuite for reddit, for example. There's just so much that extensions have to offer.

@Exuma, totally agree with your comments. I was going to publish the source code on Github, but didnt get time around it to be honest. I have a bitbucket repo for the same, so if you want to get access to code please let me know :).

You should change the name of the extension away from GitHub ASAP.

The name confused me into thinking it might be an official product announcement.

Yeah, this should state "Chrome extension" or similar in the title.

If you have installed this extension, please leave a review making it clear that this is not officially endorsed by GitHub in any way.

Agreed! I am going to put that in the chrome extension description now.

Kind of unrelated, but I was thinking about these companies making SaaS as browsers extensions for a living.

I mean, when you see the whole add-ons system from Firefox being reforged, it just feels extremely unstable to build a business on this. What if tomorrow, a new browser arrives, get a huge part in market shares but has no extension system so you can edit the content/DOM of pages as much as you want... You are screwed.

UnOfficial Chrome extension for Github Dashboard (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/github-pro/iihgjgn...)

I've enjoyed Zenhub.

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