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It helps others discover the project and motivates development. Takes 2 seconds β†’ ⭐ (top right)

πŸ”’ **No data ever leaves your machine.**Everything runs locally in your browser or through an optional local API.You can verify this by inspecting the network panel and reading the open-source code.

Modern AI tools make it extremely easy to leak sensitive information:

Traditional enterprise DLP tools don’t cover AI chat prompts.

βœ‹ Human-in-the-loop protection for accidental leaks

πŸ”’ 100% local processing (browser + localhost only)

⚑ Practical protection (regex + optional transformer NER)

🧩 Friendly UX (warnings, paste-block modals, override options)

πŸ›  OSS and auditable (MV3 + FastAPI + Hugging Face stack)

**Lite Mode (regex-only)**Runs instantly in the extension β€” no setup needed.

Source: HackerNews