CovHide-19

CovHide-19

Take a break from pandemic news! This extension attempts to hide blocks of text that include Coronavirus and COVID-19.

What is CovHide-19?
CovHide-19 is a Chrome extension that attempts to hide blocks of text containing Coronavirus and COVID-19 by setting their text color to the same as the background color. It provides a much-needed break from the constant influx of pandemic news, allowing users to focus on other content.
Merlin
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By: Unknown
Users: 21 ▼ -5
Rating: 5.00 (2)
Version: 0.1 (Last updated: 2020-03-15)
Creation date: 2020-03-15
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
Size: 1.53M
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Merlin
Summary

Take a break from pandemic news! This extension attempts to hide blocks of text that include Coronavirus and COVID-19 by setting the text color to the same as its background color. Be prepared to disable the extension - this is pretty experimental.

Coming soon:

  • click button to disable
  • better hiding and page structure after hiding
  • "smarter" ?
Safety
Risk impact

CovHide-19 is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

CovHide-19 has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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