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Comment by levmiseri | Hacker News Reader

I really like this from a privacy point of view. So much so that I'm thinking about adding a purely URL-storage solution as an option in my https://kraa.io editor.

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From a privacy point of view, you might not want to use textarea.my since it includes some tracking bits at the end:

    <script defer src="https://static.cloudflareinsights.com/beacon.min.js/vcd15cbe7772f49c399c6a5babf22c1241717689176015" integrity="sha512-ZpsOmlRQV6y907TI0dKBHq9Md29nnaEIPlkf84rnaERnq6zvWvPUqr2ft8M1aS28oN72PdrCzSjY4U6VaAw1EQ==" data-cf-beacon='{"version":"2024.11.0","token":"6a22b097a2b44fa4af0a95817ce96ab5","r":1,"server_timing":{"name":{"cfCacheStatus":true,"cfEdge":true,"cfExtPri":true,"cfL4":true,"cfOrigin":true,"cfSpeedBrain":true},"location_startswith":null}}' crossorigin="anonymous"></script>

The tracking isn’t in the html, and as it’s static, you can host it any other way you like

https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://raw.githubusercontent...

From a privacy point of view how is it any better than just using a local, native text editor?

From purely privacy point of view it’s not. But if you also want markdown features, custom typography and easy sharing, this starts to make more sense.

Start writing / Leaf list Settings Press on "add tag to filter by" Type any character

Aand im dropped back to empty editor with just that one character visible

(Firefox 146.0.1 (Build #2016132551), 86bb7f6af6312ba3c0161085f854bcdff68f1a91 GV: 146.0.1-20251217121356 AS: 146.0.2 OS: Android 14)

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