You won't be able to see that activity until after it has happened. An empty network monitor list isn't a guarantee of future behavior. Or current behavior.
> You can, in fact, use the network tab to monitor a page's ongoing network activity as originally suggested.
Did you forget that this comment chain was about leaking data to the server? Observing that you have leaked (note: past tense!) your data is not a recommended way to prevent leaking data.
I am sitting here looking at a new entry added from a button click that creates a network call. Either you are wrong or confused about what the discussion is about.