I was looking through 'Dark Mode' browser plugins for viewing websites last week, and the options aren't great. The 'Dark Reader' plugin that's everywhere sends a lot of silent web requests in the background that seems strange given its mostly just CSS tweaks.

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figmert 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I'd be curious to know more about this. Dark Reader, at least on Firefox, is a recommended addon, which means it gets additional scrutiny by Mozilla. I do agree though that if it does additional web requests, it seems fishy. Do you have any details on where these requests go to or how you found them?

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pamcake 4 hours ago | parent [-]

You can inspect requests yourself by either:

- Checking "Enable remote debugging" and "Enable chrome and add-on debugging toolboxes" in devtools settings, opening Browser Toolbox (Ctrl+Shift+I), and looking at the "Network" tab

- Enable add-on debugging and inspect the addon from `about:debugging`

	▲	pamcake an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Correction: C+A+S+I

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DuncanCoffee 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I use stylus on firefox, you can search for styles or write them yourself. I often write dark mode for websites, I'm using a dark mode for hn right now. Also "large mode", it's ridiculous having websites on a 32" limited to 900 px

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cluckindan 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Bad: it’s tracking you

Worse: it’s attacking you

Worst: it’s attacking someone else as you