Show HN: PlaintextOffenders API and Searchable Database

7 points by castorio 12y ago ↗ HN

based on the work of the from plaintextoffenders.com - guys (@omervk and @hmemcpy, see more here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7943365) i build a browseable and searchable page (https://8ack.de/plato/) for easier access to the entries. there is an api included ( https://8ack.de/plato/info/#api ) that should serve app/browser-extension-builders who'd like to retrieve the whole list at once. short docu is available ( https://8ack.de/plato/info/ )

thoughts and comments appreciated

p.s.: be gentle, it's my first time :D

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omervk 12y ago ↗

Hey all, this is @omervk, one of the co-founders and maintainer of plaintextoffenders.com. I was thrilled when OP approached us with the initial version. I'm really looking forward to seeing what you guys can build on top of this :)

toomuchtodo 12y ago ↗

I'm assuming it'd be very easy to build a Chrome extension/indicator for the URL bar off of this?

castorio 12y ago ↗

sure, there exists a project already with a local copy of included sites; it would be ease (i think) to modify this project to download and evaluate a current db-copy on browser-start

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/plain-text-offende...

hmemcpy 12y ago ↗

Whoa! This is incredible! Great job mate!