extesy/hoverzoom
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Google Chrome extension for zooming images on mouse hover
21 mentions on Hacker News by 15 people: 7 stories, 14 comments · first 2020-05-13 · latest 2026-04-22
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…browser extension developer" [0] before they install random browser add-ons like this 0: https://github.com/extesy/hoverzoom/discussions/670
comment by evil-olive · 2026-04-22 · in Grasshopper: Advanced Tab Manager -
…offers that I received over years [0] would have been significant in some lower-income country. [0] https://github.com/extesy/hoverzoom/discussions/670
comment by extesy · 2026-04-10 · in JSON formatter Chrome plugin now closed and injecting adware -
…especially for popular extensions Here's what it can look like to an author of a popular extension: https://github.com/extesy/hoverzoom/discussions/670
comment by ayewo · 2026-04-10 · in JSON formatter Chrome plugin now closed and injecting adware -
…extension, I've been collecting various monetization offers. They simply don't stop coming: https://github.com/extesy/hoverzoom/discussions/670
comment by extesy · 2026-02-11 · in Chrome extensions spying on users' browsing data -
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Temptations of an open-source browser extension developerstory by homebrewer · 2026-01-18 · 0 comments
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Temptations of an open-source browser extension developer (2021)story by JelteF · 2025-10-31 · 0 comments
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…hplain.com/2024/10/13/content-blocking-in-ma... shows a ten-line ad blocker that blocks Google's ads, https://github.com/extesy/hoverzoom/discussions/670 is a list of polite email messages from people who'd like to have elevated access to…
comment by Arnt · 2025-08-11 · in The Chrome VRP Panel has decided to award $250k for this report -
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Temptations of an open-source browser extension developer (2021)story by homebrewer · 2025-03-15 · 0 comments
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For an example of a scary list of such offers, see https://github.com/extesy/hoverzoom/discussions/670
comment by ronjouch · 2025-03-15 · in Tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action Compromised – used by over 23K repos -
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Hoverzoom: Zoom Images on Supported Websitesstory by colinprince · 2024-12-22 · 0 comments
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I will leave this as a gallery of emails with offers to buy extension hoverzoom: https://github.com/extesy/hoverzoom/discussions/670 Sidenote: The "collaboration" offers come from time to time even to non-extensions projects, if they are…
comment by mnau · 2024-02-04 · in Browser extensions are underrated: the promise of hackable software (2019) -
…reason for this change other than to "slow down ad blocker updates" Well how about stuff like this: https://github.com/extesy/hoverzoom/discussions/670 Where an extension dev details offers to "monetize" his extension and basically perform…
comment by duringmath · 2023-12-02 · in Chrome's next weapon in the War on Ad Blockers: Slower extension updates -
…For other reasons, see also: - https://mattfrisbie.substack.com/p/the-ugly-business-of-mone... - https://github.com/extesy/hoverzoom/discussions/670
comment by Terretta · 2023-09-04 · in Jitsi Meet abandons anonimity promise -
…in the hope that any malicious changes would be widespread news, but it is still a gamble. [0] https://github.com/extesy/hoverzoom/discussions/670 [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37066680
comment by JeremyBarbosa · 2023-09-01 · in Browser extensions spy on you, even if its developers don't -
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Temptations of an open-source Chrome extension developer (2021)story by hk__2 · 2023-08-09 · 360 comments
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…for everyone to see. [1] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hover-zoom%20/pccc... [2] https://github.com/extesy/hoverzoom/discussions/670
comment by extesy · 2023-08-08 · in Uninstall the NightOwl app -
…you cash out[0][1] / next level pretty soon. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27327892 [1] https://github.com/extesy/hoverzoom/discussions/670 2 months to this, impressive
comment by throwaway888abc · 2021-06-03 · in Show HN: Chrome extension of Google Calendar. 30k users in 2 months -
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Many temptations of an open-source Chrome extension developerstory by tech234a · 2021-05-29 · 61 comments
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…aren't more of these "under new management" extensions, or maybe we just don't know about them. [1] https://github.com/extesy/hoverzoom/discussions/670
comment by extesy · 2021-05-29 · in Using fake reviews to find dangerous extensions -
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Many temptations of an open-source Chrome extension developerstory by extesy · 2021-01-25 · 0 comments
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…like editing cookies, etc? I've submitted it for re-review but I'm not holding much hopes. [1] https://github.com/extesy/hoverzoom [2] https://github.com/extesy/hoverzoom/issues/512
comment by extesy · 2020-05-13 · in Let's guess what Google requires in 14 days or they kill our extension