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OTOH I'm ok with ads, but not ok with miners. So wouldn't make sense have an ad blocker that doesn't block ads. People seems allergic to browser extensions thi

OTOH I'm ok with ads, but not ok with miners. So wouldn't make sense have an ad blocker that doesn't block ads. People seems allergic to browser extensions this days. I also get the "why is this an extension and not a filter?" on a non ad-related extension.

detaro 9y ago
More browser extensions means more potential for conflicts, slowdowns and more UI clutter (assuming they have an interactive function like this one). Browser extensions getting hacked or bought and turned into malware is a concern. My adblocker is available for all browsers I use (and not just Chrome) and I know it's UI already - disabling a single block temporarily is done in 2 clicks. That's why I'm skeptical of new browser extensions for things that the ones I have can already cover. Doesn't mean everybody else has to feel like that (e.g. I honestly hadn't considered someone might want to install this but not a generic configurable blocker - even if you aren't aggressively blocking ads uBlock would be useful for me)
Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago
You can turn off the filters in your adblocker and just enable a few select filters, like this one. This would be silly of you, since ads are a popular vector for spyware and malware, but hey, you can do it. Extensions are also vectors for adware and malware so it's better to trust established extensions, and questioning an extension whose behvior could be trivially accomplished without is a reasonable concern to raise.
AndrewCHM 9y ago
There is no ad blockers There are blockers which can use lists, some of those lists might contain ad domains, some of those lists might contain miner domains.
- rodorgas 9y ago
  Well, they're not marketed like this.
contravariant 9y ago
Things is, all the funcionality to block certain content has already been created and tested (at length) in uBlock Origin. Using a different addon for exactly the same purpose but for different content is the worst kind of separation of concerns.
- rodorgas 9y ago
  Browser APIs to block content are fairly simple. There's no reason to use a huge piece of software if you just want to block some urls. Ad blockers have their own issues, including trust about maintainers intentions.

detaro 9y ago

More browser extensions means more potential for conflicts, slowdowns and more UI clutter (assuming they have an interactive function like this one). Browser extensions getting hacked or bought and turned into malware is a concern. My adblocker is available for all browsers I use (and not just Chrome) and I know it's UI already - disabling a single block temporarily is done in 2 clicks. That's why I'm skeptical of new browser extensions for things that the ones I have can already cover. Doesn't mean everybody else has to feel like that (e.g. I honestly hadn't considered someone might want to install this but not a generic configurable blocker - even if you aren't aggressively blocking ads uBlock would be useful for me)

Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago

You can turn off the filters in your adblocker and just enable a few select filters, like this one. This would be silly of you, since ads are a popular vector for spyware and malware, but hey, you can do it. Extensions are also vectors for adware and malware so it's better to trust established extensions, and questioning an extension whose behvior could be trivially accomplished without is a reasonable concern to raise.

AndrewCHM 9y ago

There is no ad blockers There are blockers which can use lists, some of those lists might contain ad domains, some of those lists might contain miner domains.

rodorgas 9y ago
Well, they're not marketed like this.

contravariant 9y ago

Things is, all the funcionality to block certain content has already been created and tested (at length) in uBlock Origin. Using a different addon for exactly the same purpose but for different content is the worst kind of separation of concerns.

rodorgas 9y ago
Browser APIs to block content are fairly simple. There's no reason to use a huge piece of software if you just want to block some urls. Ad blockers have their own issues, including trust about maintainers intentions.