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The fact that µBlock Origin is fast provides exactly zero evidence about other extensions abusing the WebRequest API resulting in battery drain, disclosure of p
by panarky 7y ago
The fact that µBlock Origin is fast provides exactly zero evidence about other extensions abusing the WebRequest API resulting in battery drain, disclosure of private information like account credentials, and a bad user experience because of an apparently slow browser.
- gorhill 7y agoThe webRequest API is not going away, they are just removing the blocking ability. Likewise, so far I have also seen "exactly zero evidence" that the blocking ability of the webRequest API is causing all the issues your are mentioning.
- nsomaru 7y agoIf the browser gets slow due to extensions, offer a "cleanup" feature that benchmarks extensions and calls out offending players. Instead of that, they're disallowing ad-blocking. Not suspicious at all from a company that makes all of its money from serving ads.