What is Dirty Data?
Dirty Data is a fun chrome extension. it's a free extension , it has 3 active users since released its first version, it earns an average rating of 2.00 from 1 rated user, last update is 2892 days ago.
What’s new in version 1.0?
We put faith in technology to help us solve the current global warming crisis, and to provide us with ways of conserving our environment whilst meeting our energy needs. But is digital tech really green?
We like to think of the internet as this weightless, immaterial thing that exists ‘up there’ - but the reality is far different. The web relies on vast server farms that consume enormous amounts of energy, not to mention the carbon footprint associated with manufacturing all of our modern gadgets.
This Chrome browser extension monitors your web activity, and calculates the resulting carbon footprint. As you surf the web, the extension tracks how long you spend viewing a page, and uses a conservative estimate of 0.2 grams of CO2 per second. This total is displayed whenever you click on the extension, and can also display individual calculations for each of the websites that you visit.
This piece is part of a larger project - USER_FRIENDLY - by Dan Cainey, which uses Post-Internet art to examine people's increasing faith in technology.
www.dancainey.online
How to install Dirty Data?
You could download the latest version crx file or older version files and install it.
Preview of Dirty Data
Technical Features:
- Latest Version: 1.0
- Requirements: Windows Chrome, Mac Chrome
- License: Free
- Latest update: Thursday, June 2nd, 2016
- Author: Dan Cainey
Dirty Data Available languages:
English (UK).
FAQ
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What about others talk about dirty data chrome extension?
100% user give 2-star rating. Read reviews of dirty data
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How could i get help if there is something wrong with dirty data chrome extension?
You could find more help information from dirty data support page.
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How could i contact the developer of dirty data chrome extension?
You could send emails to publisher, or check publisher's website.
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What are the required permissions for extensions?
- alarms
- idle
- tabs
More about manifest_file of dirty data.
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How could i report abuse of dirty data chrome extension?
You could click to report abuse of dirty data.
Reviews of dirty data:
All this extension is doing is computing the time you spent on web pages and magically convert seconds to CO2e. But those two quantities are unrelated so the reported CO2 emission makes no sense. For instance, spending 1h to read a long text will be reported as costing you 6 times more than watching a 10mn video clip. Likewise, watching a video at 144p or 1080p will be reported as equal CO2 cost. Such an extension should measure the downloaded/uploaded bytes.