Reviews for Search by Image
Search by Image by Armin Sebastian
Review by Worldwaker
Rated 1 out of 5
by Worldwaker, a year agoThis addon has recently been "sponsored" by a company called Lesno.ai and pushed advertisements directly into every single use of the addon, by default.
This is no longer anything but a thinly veiled data and image harvesting tool by Lesno.ai and frankly should not be used by anyone.
Using this addon now directly sends all search data to Lesno.ai, be warned.
You can verify my claim by simply visiting the github in the extension description and reading the changelog: 8.1.0 (2025-01-07)
This is no longer anything but a thinly veiled data and image harvesting tool by Lesno.ai and frankly should not be used by anyone.
Using this addon now directly sends all search data to Lesno.ai, be warned.
You can verify my claim by simply visiting the github in the extension description and reading the changelog: 8.1.0 (2025-01-07)
Developer response
posted a year agoOpen source projects can be sponsored, and it's perfectly fine to list sponsors at the bottom of the settings page. I'm not sure what kind of advertisements and data harvesting tool are you seeing, but anyone can indeed verify that you're making stuff up by going to GitHub.
This is the commit that lists the logo of sponsors on the options page of the extension:
https://github.com/dessant/search-by-image/commit/b8de70371695f8f1fa8069d2edbfaa4c7b705dc8
It's a local image, with a link to the website of a sponsor.
Please don't spread false information about my projects, I have never collected any kind of personal data. I have reported your review to Mozilla.
This is the commit that lists the logo of sponsors on the options page of the extension:
https://github.com/dessant/search-by-image/commit/b8de70371695f8f1fa8069d2edbfaa4c7b705dc8
It's a local image, with a link to the website of a sponsor.
Please don't spread false information about my projects, I have never collected any kind of personal data. I have reported your review to Mozilla.
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- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18099698, 3 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19806246, 13 days agoIt offers greater ease of searching for content without leaving the Firefox browser. Everything within this great tool gives you a superior search and innovation experience. However, I have a suggestion: adding image translation capabilities, whether for manga or comics, to make it an even more powerful tool. Thank you.
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Using search engines from a country that is actively waging war against another European country is incompatible with basic European values and solidarity. While the add-on is otherwise convenient and effective, this design choice prevents me from giving it a rating higher than 3 stars. I strongly encourage the developer to remove Russian search providers or make them fully optional (disabled by default). - Rated 5 out of 5by tl, 25 days ago
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