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"It tracks and stores your browsing habits (searches, clicks, content engagements, text input) locally" -- how is this technically possible, that a chrome extension can 'monitor' all my search/click/etc?


Yes you give the extension permission to store the data in the browser using `chrome.storage` API. Also, part of the reason why I open sourced it is so you could see the implementation in case of any privacy concerns.


It is self hosted and open source right, you can look if there is no communication with a server.


by giving it permission




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