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Show HN: I made an extension to comment on any website

by mska on 2/12/23, 3:20 PM with 3 comments

Hello HN,

One of the great things about HN is being able to see what other people think in the discussion. I find it exciting to read the comments and follow the conversations.

Unfortunately, not many websites enable people to leave comments. Some of them filter and control what people are allowed to say (e.g. reviews).

I thought it would be great to be able to comment on any website.

So I made an extension that lets you comment on any website.

The extension shows up as a small icon on the side of the webpage. It can be expanded so that you can leave your own comment, and see what other people have said.

The extension only uses the URL of the current website, and it does not track any of your activity. Moreover, the comments you make are completely anonymous.

I would love to hear your opinion about this!

  • by LinuxBender on 2/12/23, 3:48 PM

    There was a similar addon many years back called ThirdVoice or something like that with the same idea. A question I had for them and I suppose it applies here is, does your addon only query your site when the person presses a button or does it send browsing data for all sites to you without user interaction? This would come up as a matter of privacy/tracking.