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#DearGod
This piece looks at the bizarre phenomenon of Twitter prayers. The app displays a live selection of tweets containing the words…
What is #DearGod?
#DearGod is a Chrome extension that examines the bizarre phenomenon of Twitter prayers. It displays a live selection of tweets containing the words 'Dear God'. This post-internet art piece by Dan Cainey explores the increasing faith in technology.
Stats
By:
Dan Cainey
Users:
N/A
Creation date:
2015-07-02
Risk impact:
High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Low risk likelihood
Manifest version:
2
Permissions:
- fullscreen
- gcm
- {"socket":["tcp-connect","tcp-listen","udp-bind","udp-send-to","resolve-host"]}
- unlimitedStorage
- notifications
- clipboardRead
- {"fileSystem":["write"]}
- https://clients2.google.com/
- videoCapture
- clipboardWrite See more
Size:
456.70K
Stats date:
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Summary
This piece looks at the bizarre phenomenon of Twitter prayers. The app displays a live selection of tweets containing the words "Dear God". This work is part of a larger collection of post-internet art examining people's increasing faith in technology. By Dan Cainey
Safety
Risk impact
#DearGod is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install #DearGod if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
#DearGod has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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