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Archive.org has an extension that automatically downloads web pages you visit (self.technology)
submitted 1 year ago by Merulox to c/technology
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https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wayback-machine/fpnmgdkabkmnadcjpehmlllkndpkmiak

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-CA/firefox/addon/wayback-machine_new/

It will also detect when a webpage you are trying to visit is dead and will offer to replay an archived version

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[–] grue 52 points 1 year ago (3 children)

My desire to help archive.org preserve the Internet is conflicting with my desire not to have anybody tracking my browsing habits.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

I get you, the internet archive is a good cause however

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm also conflicted, I've saved this post for now, maybe I decide to use the extension at some point.