HNProfile

HNProfile

HNProfile adds profile overlays to Hacker News usernames

What is HNProfile?
HNProfile is a Chrome extension called that enables users to quickly view profile information, such as bios, karma, account age, and quick links to comments and submissions, for Hacker News usernames without leaving the current page.
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Stats
Users: 1 ▼ -1
Version: 1.0.0 (Last updated: 2015-05-07)
Creation date: 2015-05-07
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • http://news.ycombinator.com/*
  • https://news.ycombinator.com/*
Size: 267.26K
Stats date:

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Summary

HNProfile lets you quickly glance at a user's profile without leaving the page you're on. You can quickly see a user's bio, karma, account age - plus quick links to their comments and submissions. Plus, if they have an email address or Github account in their bio (providing they've set up a Gravatar or Github avatar), you'll see their avatar too.

HNProfile is open-source and also available for Firefox and Safari You can find links, plus the source code, at: https://github.com/timdavies/hnprofile

Safety
Risk impact

HNProfile is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

HNProfile has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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