{
  "id": 11047504,
  "title": "A Chrome new-tab extension you can audit in ten seconds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/a-chrome-new-tab-extension-you-can-audit-in-ten-seconds",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-30T22:32:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/monkeyrun/a-chrome-new-tab-extension-you-can-audit-in-ten-seconds-42mf"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "FocusDash is a Chrome new-tab extension that can be audited in just ten seconds. The extension is under 150 lines of code and does not make any requests to external websites, store any personal data, or use any background processes. It replaces the default Chrome new-tab page and tracks Pomodoro sessions with a simple, local storage-based system. The extension's code is heavily audited to ensure its transparency and trustworthiness.",
  "summary": "Disclosure first I built FocusDash and I sell it for $5, so this is not a neutral post about someone else's product. It is a walk-through of my own code, written so you can check me instead of believing me. \"No data leaves your device\" costs nothing to write and nothing to verify. So I built the smallest new-tab page I could and picked features by one rule: a stranger should be able to confirm…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dev.to",
        "title": "How to Build a Chrome Extension in 2026 (Manifest V3 Guide)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/how-to-build-a-chrome-extension-in-2026-manifest-v3-guide",
        "published": "2026-09-30T01:16:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}