Want to keep your HN profile anonymous, even with coworkers snooping over your shoulder?
HN Anonymizer is for you.
HN Anonymizer is a userscript which can be run with tools like Greasemonkey and Tampermonkey right in your browser.
Find it on Greasy Fork, or copy and paste it right from here.
HN Anonymizer lets you anonymize your:
- Username
- Profile URL
- Karma
- Comments
By default, your username will be replaced with asterisks, like so:
But asterisks will let observers know your username is being hidden, so it's better to replace your username with a fake value, this way they don't become suspicious.
A config variable is provided for you to set a custom username for this purpose.
In comments, your username will remain as-is, but the red asterisk HN applies to your comments will be removed, so they'll blend in with all of the other comments on the page.
Without anonymization:
With anonymization:
