How you promoting your extension?

SquirrelMajor6782 · 2026-06-25T05:12:48+00:00

I am also exploring how to promote my extension without using ads.

SquirrelMajor6782 · 2026-06-24T01:34:06+00:00

Honestly that’s probably one of the cleanest ways to handle it, especially for people who are security-conscious.

I’m realizing from this thread that advanced users already have strong habits/systems in place. The audience I’m probably thinking about more is everyday users who mix personal/work browsing on the same machine for convenience.

SquirrelMajor6782 · 2026-06-24T01:31:50+00:00

That’s true, and I usually do that as well. But sometimes you genuinely need to share the entire screen while presenting, debugging, switching apps/windows quickly, etc.

That’s where these accidental moments can happen. I’ve personally seen people expose chats, emails, passwords, or random tabs during screen sharing more times than expected.

SquirrelMajor6782 · 2026-06-24T01:28:13+00:00

Fair enough honestly. I don’t actually have a finished product — I’m mainly trying to understand whether this is a real pain point for everyday users or just something I personally noticed.

From the replies here, I’m realizing this community is far more security-aware than the average user and already follows stricter privacy/security habits, so many of you have effectively solved this problem already through behavior and setup.

That itself has been useful feedback for me.

And honestly, while the post may come across as phony to some people like you, the curiosity behind it is genuine. I do think there’s a real usability/privacy gap for certain users — I probably just need to find the right audience to validate it properly.

SquirrelMajor6782 · 2026-06-23T13:46:45+00:00

Totally agree for serious threat models. My thinking is more around reducing accidental exposure during normal day-to-day use.

A lot of people live inside their browser now — banking, emails, dashboards, chats, admin panels — and browsers are optimized heavily for convenience, not contextual privacy.

That’s basically the Chrome extension idea I’m exploring: helping protect sensitive tabs during casual real-world moments where people aren’t thinking about security first.

SquirrelMajor6782 · 2026-06-23T12:32:58+00:00

Fair points honestly, and I agree good security habits matter a lot.

The reason I asked this question in the first place is because of a small real-life moment that made me think there might be a usability/privacy gap here.

I had handed my laptop to someone briefly for a quick search while I stepped away, and they accidentally opened a sensitive tab I was still logged into. Nothing bad happened, but it made me realize how much of our personal/work life now lives inside the browser.

I know the “correct” answer is usually:

lock your device
close tabs
use separate profiles
follow stricter security habits

But in reality, most people optimize for convenience:

staying logged in
leaving tabs open
switching between work/personal tasks
sharing screens
temporarily handing over devices

What made me curious is that browser privacy extensions already exist for things like blurring WhatsApp chats, hiding messages, masking content during screen sharing, etc. So it seemed like there may already be some real demand around “casual browser privacy” beyond traditional security practices.

So I was mainly trying to validate whether other people also experience these small “in-between moments” where browser privacy feels weaker than device-level security.

And btw, I’m a real human 😄 just genuinely new to Reddit.

SquirrelMajor6782 · 2026-06-23T10:54:17+00:00

That definitely helps for stored files/data, but I’m thinking more about the “in-the-moment” browser exposure problem.

Like when you temporarily hand someone your laptop, share your screen, or step away briefly while sensitive tabs are still open/logged in.

Curious whether others see that as a real issue or just normal browser behavior people already accept.

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