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This should be good news for Firefox and Safari. I'd be interested to hear from Gorhill on whether uBlock Origin works with the Content Blocker API for Safari a

This should be good news for Firefox and Safari. I'd be interested to hear from Gorhill on whether uBlock Origin works with the Content Blocker API for Safari and if not what needs to change to make it possible.

phs318u 7y ago
Currently Safari complains that uBO will slow down your browser. But it still lets you load it.
- Despegar 7y ago
  Yes but as far as I understand it doesn't actually use the native API. The Content Blocker API has benefits from a performance and privacy perspective.
  - kitsunesoba 7y ago
    Yes, content blocker extensions are many times more lightweight than old-style blocker extensions (virtually zero negative impact on resource usage and site load speed), can never be hijacked to do anything malicious, and know nothing about you or your web traffic. I use them on my iOS/macOS devices and the their effectiveness is quite apparent, especially on the iPhone where CPU and bandwidth aren’t as abundant.
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- tomc1985 7y ago
  Does your uBO actually do anything now? I seem to recall seeing that message and letting it run but also noticed that stopped blocking things
  - dan1234 7y ago
    Still working fine for me (uBO 1.16.0 on macOS 10.14.5/Safari 12.1.1).
- ballenf 7y ago
  Development has stopped on the Safari extension due to the kneecapping of its capabilities in Mojave. Maybe the upcoming Chrome change will spark renewed interest in getting it to work to the extent possible.
- saagarjha 7y ago
  This will likely stop before the next version of macOS ships: Safari Technology Preview refuses to load legacy extensions already.
junar 7y ago
Safari has essentially the same content blocking model that Chrome wants to adopt. > Apps tell Safari in advance what kinds of content to block. Because Safari doesn't have to consult with the app during loading, and because Xcode compiles Content Blockers into bytecode, this model runs efficiently. Additionally, Content Blockers have no knowledge of users' history or the websites they visit. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/creating_a_content_blocker https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/cre...

phs318u 7y ago

Currently Safari complains that uBO will slow down your browser. But it still lets you load it.

Despegar 7y ago
Yes but as far as I understand it doesn't actually use the native API. The Content Blocker API has benefits from a performance and privacy perspective.
- kitsunesoba 7y ago
  Yes, content blocker extensions are many times more lightweight than old-style blocker extensions (virtually zero negative impact on resource usage and site load speed), can never be hijacked to do anything malicious, and know nothing about you or your web traffic. I use them on my iOS/macOS devices and the their effectiveness is quite apparent, especially on the iPhone where CPU and bandwidth aren’t as abundant.
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tomc1985 7y ago
Does your uBO actually do anything now? I seem to recall seeing that message and letting it run but also noticed that stopped blocking things
- dan1234 7y ago
  Still working fine for me (uBO 1.16.0 on macOS 10.14.5/Safari 12.1.1).
ballenf 7y ago
Development has stopped on the Safari extension due to the kneecapping of its capabilities in Mojave. Maybe the upcoming Chrome change will spark renewed interest in getting it to work to the extent possible.
saagarjha 7y ago
This will likely stop before the next version of macOS ships: Safari Technology Preview refuses to load legacy extensions already.

junar 7y ago

Safari has essentially the same content blocking model that Chrome wants to adopt. > Apps tell Safari in advance what kinds of content to block. Because Safari doesn't have to consult with the app during loading, and because Xcode compiles Content Blockers into bytecode, this model runs efficiently. Additionally, Content Blockers have no knowledge of users' history or the websites they visit. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/creating_a_content_blocker https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/cre...