Newsit is a Chrome browser extension developed by Ben Winding.
Newsit does not collect personal information such as names, email addresses, or account data.
The extension accesses the current webpage URL and title within your browser in order to generate links to relevant discussions on Hacker News and Reddit.
The current webpage URL is used to query external services to find related discussions. Specifically, the URL may be sent to:
This data is used solely to provide the core functionality of the extension and is not used for tracking, profiling, or advertising.
Newsit stores user preferences (such as settings and any user-defined blacklist) using the browser's local or sync storage.
This stored data remains on the user's device or within their browser sync account and is not transmitted to any developer-controlled servers.
Newsit does not share user data with the developer or any third parties for analytics, advertising, or tracking purposes.
However, as part of its functionality, the current webpage URL is sent to third-party services (Hacker News and Reddit) to retrieve relevant content.
Newsit interacts with the following third-party services:
These services may process the submitted URL according to their own privacy policies. Newsit does not control or influence how these services handle data.
Newsit does not use cookies, analytics tools, or tracking technologies.
Newsit does not operate any backend servers and does not transmit data to developer-controlled infrastructure.
Newsit may open external websites such as Hacker News or Reddit. These websites operate independently and have their own privacy policies.
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page.
Ben Winding
ben.winding@gmail.com