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Great. Now if there was a flashblocker that actually works, maybe I could switch.
by Dirt_McGirt 16y ago
Great. Now if there was a flashblocker that actually works, maybe I could switch.
- telemachos 16y agoThe FlashBlock extension works well for me. Give it a try: https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/gofhjkjmkpinhpoiabjplobcaignabnl https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/gofhjkjmkpinhpoi...
- Dirt_McGirt 16y agoIt blocks like maybe 25% of all flash for me. Not adequate at all.
- pavs 16y agoSomething is wrong with your setup. I have been using that flash blocker for 2-3 months now and it blocks 100% flash objects for me both on mac and Windows, haven't tried it on Linux yet.
- Dirt_McGirt 16y agoWell, I've tried it on Mac, Linux and Windows and it only blocks a minority of all flash files I've encountered. It seems especially bad with youtube and vimeo files embedded in blog posts. In fact, I don't think it really can work in any real sense as an actual blocker since chrome doesn't provide an API for that. As I understand it, the best it can do is to remove the flash after the page has rendered.
- lftl 16y agoThere are at least 3-4 competing extensions on Chrome so I'm sure there's a variability in the quality of them. This one has worked well for me: https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/cdngiadmnkhgemkimkhiilgffbjijcie https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/cdngiadmnkhgemki... But what you've said is true, FF's FlashBlock has much better control over Flash because of the control it has via the API. Chrome doesn't offer the same level of control to extensions, so they're all just going rewrite the page on load. That's been good enough for me though.
- DrSprout 16y agoThe point of Flashblock and NoScript is security without sacrificing usability on trusted sites. Yes, it lets you ignore the Flash, but it doesn't actually protect you because the Flash is still loaded.
- KERMIT 16y agoThe best Flash-blocking extension is to just not bother installing Flash in the first place.
- Charuru 16y agoIt comes preinstalled though.
- rodion_89 16y agoits built-in. scripts,cookies,flash,images,pop-ups all have built-in support to be blocked. you just turn them off and whenever a page blocks it, an icon will show up in the right end of the url bar. clicking that icon lets you manage the rights of that particular site.
- lftl 16y agoI'm completely lost here. Are you saying this is built into Chrome without an extension? I've definitely never noticed anything like this. Got a post or link I can see somewhere?
- stuntmouse 16y agoSeconded. Can't find anything like this in the release version of the Mac build.
- SkyMarshal 16y agoChrome -> Wrench menu ("Customize and control") -> Options -> Under the Hood -> Privacy -> Content Settings -> Plug-ins -> Disable individual plug-ins -> Disable Shockwave Flash. If you're autoupdating Chrome, you have to get in a habit of checking the settings menu periodically for new stuff. Unlike the more mature FireFox settings menu, Chrome's is still getting additions.
- lftl 16y agoUnless I'm missing something this isn't anywhere near the functionality of Flash Block. Flash Block puts a placeholder in the spot of any SWF file it would load, and then lets me click to load the file if I want to see it, or quickly whitelist the site if I always want it to be able to load flash. This appears to be just be turning flash on or off globally (and not very quickly either). FF has that level of control out of the box as well.
- stanleydrew 16y agoYes it doesn't offer all the functionality yet, but it will get better I'm sure.
- dpritchett 16y agoI've found Privoxy to be a good ad- and flash-blocking solution for browsers that can't block well enough themselves.