Building Privacy-First Browser Extensions: What I Learned

When I built Weather & Clock Dashboard for Firefox, I made a decision early on: no analytics, no accounts, no external calls except weather data . Here's what I learned about building browser extensions with privacy as a design principle — and why I think more extension developers should take this approach. The Default is Data Collection Most web development assumes you want to know who your users are. Analytics platforms are one npm install away. A/B testing, session recording, funnel analy