Mirror Links for "Unfollow Everything"

Post by Out_of_Characte » Sat, Oct 09, 2021, 11:31 AM UTC

ugjka wrote: post #14

black_puppydog wrote: post #13

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You mean you installed something that advertises to unfollow everything on your behalf, you went through a whole checklist to unpack it and coax chrome into loading it from local, and then you somehow consider it to not have your consent? I mean, that's a pretty high bar to set for consent. But clearly yours wasn't quite enthusiastic enough ...

It was on a Chrome store before, it is just bad etiquette to do something without asking once

Post by ugjka » Sat, Oct 09, 2021, 12:01 PM UTC

0xTJ wrote: post #22

ugjka wrote: post #6

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I can see why FB took down this extension. I tried it and it basically starts unfollowing everything without my consent.

That's the point. What you're saying is like complaining that your toaster made your bread crispier.

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Oct 09, 2021, 12:20 PM UTC

testdrive5 wrote: post #2

Quoting a fellow HNer: I recommend avoiding all browser extensions unless they come from well-known developers (eg 1Password) and they’re downloaded and installed through official channels. Browser extensions have a lot of access to your browsing activity and can phone home as well. One of the reasons this extension was sent a C&D was that it was sending some data home to the author’s server. That might be what the i…

Post by ugjka » Sat, Oct 09, 2021, 12:35 PM UTC

LocalH wrote: post #26

ugjka wrote: post #23

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Toaster won't do anything without your initiation

The extension has one function - to unfollow everything on Facebook. You're mad that it did what it said it was going to do?

Post by bravetraveler » Sat, Oct 09, 2021, 1:53 PM UTC

AshamedCaptain wrote: post #4

This is yet again the same thing as when youtube-dl was being "mirrored" not long ago. What is the point of mirroring this extension? Facebook only needs to change ONE SINGLE LETTER in their website and it will immediately make all the "mirrors" of this extension useless.