Nothing leaves your browser.
TubeRecon is a local-only Chrome extension. It does not transmit, sell, or share user data. There is no server, no account, and no analytics. Public YouTube channel content is processed and stored locally in your browser only.
What TubeRecon reads
TubeRecon reads the public YouTube channel page you are already viewing, including video titles, public view counts, relative publish dates, and video IDs. This website content is used only to compute outlier scores and local channel research views.
What is stored, and where
Everything TubeRecon saves lives in your browser only, via Chrome's chrome.storage.local and your local Downloads folder:
- Video data from channels you scan and the outlier scores computed from it.
- Your watchlist, scan history, and alert list, used to show what changed between scans.
- Your settings, including the opt-in auto-rescan preference and interval.
- Files you explicitly export, including JSON exports and HTML Angle Briefs, saved to your device.
This data never leaves your machine. You can clear it any time by removing channels on the dashboard or clearing the extension's site data.
Permissions, and why
storage— to keep your watchlist, scan history, alerts, and settings locally.alarms— to run the optional, opt-in auto-rescan on a schedule while Chrome is open.- Host access to
youtube.com— the site the extension works on. The panel activates only on channel Videos tabs and never connects to your YouTube or Google account, your login, or YouTube Studio.
Network activity
TubeRecon makes no outbound requests of its own. It observes data the YouTube page itself loads as you scroll, but sends nothing out.
Third parties
None. No trackers, no third-party scripts, no advertising or analytics SDKs.
Children
TubeRecon is a professional research tool for creators and marketers and is not directed at children.
Changes
If this policy changes, the updated date above will change and the new version will be published at this URL.
Contact
Questions: hello@sidelabs.dev.