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As of this month a Google post claims that the anti-adblocker stuff is still under development. I can't find any sources claiming it is in 76, so I don't think

As of this month a Google post claims that the anti-adblocker stuff is still under development. I can't find any sources claiming it is in 76, so I don't think it is.

tssva 7y ago
And also it isn't anti-adblocker tech. It is pro-privacy tech which will require adblockers to reengineer how they work which has caused their authors to throw a whine fest and feed some good click bait quotes to the press.
- mantap 7y ago
  Your argument is that I shouldn't trust my privacy to Raymond Hill but I should trust it to Google?
- kevingadd 7y ago
  As a veteran chrome extension developer, I'm more inclined to trust extension authors than I am to trust the chrome extension API development team, because it's a bad API with bad documentation and bad performance. Google's claims that the new API will be faster were already shown to be a blatant lie.
- mdekkers 7y ago
  Your tone is somewhat offensive towards people that have made a significant positive contribution towards the privacy, online protection, and sanity, of many people. A quick look at your comment history shows you to be a somewhat rabid Google fanboy/apologist, if not an outright astroturfing employee. Any suggestion that the upcoming manifestv3 changes as they relate to ad-blocking are not a direct response to the (potential) loss of revenue Google reported themselves are downright laughable.
  - kasey_junk 7y ago
    Accusing someone of astroturfing is specifically against the site guidelines (for good reason, it’s like being accused of being a witch. There is no defense against it). Maybe edit out that paragraph?
sp332 7y ago
The change is going to be part of Manifest V3. As of yesterday it is still "very much in development" https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!searchin/chromium-extensions/manifest$20v3%7Csort:date/chromium-extensions/DFWZ5b_Rghg/Qc8GmfCVBgAJ https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!searchin/ch... Also they're planning a transition period after which Manifest V2 extensions will be removed from the store, so you'll definitely notice when that happens.

As of this month a Google post claims that the anti-adblocker stuff is still under development. I can't find any sources claiming it is in 76, so I don't think it is.

tssva 7y ago

And also it isn't anti-adblocker tech. It is pro-privacy tech which will require adblockers to reengineer how they work which has caused their authors to throw a whine fest and feed some good click bait quotes to the press.

mantap 7y ago
Your argument is that I shouldn't trust my privacy to Raymond Hill but I should trust it to Google?
kevingadd 7y ago
As a veteran chrome extension developer, I'm more inclined to trust extension authors than I am to trust the chrome extension API development team, because it's a bad API with bad documentation and bad performance. Google's claims that the new API will be faster were already shown to be a blatant lie.
mdekkers 7y ago
Your tone is somewhat offensive towards people that have made a significant positive contribution towards the privacy, online protection, and sanity, of many people. A quick look at your comment history shows you to be a somewhat rabid Google fanboy/apologist, if not an outright astroturfing employee. Any suggestion that the upcoming manifestv3 changes as they relate to ad-blocking are not a direct response to the (potential) loss of revenue Google reported themselves are downright laughable.
- kasey_junk 7y ago
  Accusing someone of astroturfing is specifically against the site guidelines (for good reason, it’s like being accused of being a witch. There is no defense against it). Maybe edit out that paragraph?

sp332 7y ago

The change is going to be part of Manifest V3. As of yesterday it is still "very much in development" https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!searchin/chromium-extensions/manifest$20v3%7Csort:date/chromium-extensions/DFWZ5b_Rghg/Qc8GmfCVBgAJ https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!searchin/ch... Also they're planning a transition period after which Manifest V2 extensions will be removed from the store, so you'll definitely notice when that happens.