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Then go with Brave. They stripped out the Google bits, and they won't remove support for the current uBlock Origin ad blocker.

by qxnqd 7y ago

delosII 7y ago
Plus,[0]Brave is going to block [1]CNAME Cloaking first-party trackers, AFAIK no other browser, not[2]add-on, has or plan to have such blocking capabilities. [0] https://imgur.com/a/4DdMh7X https://imgur.com/a/4DdMh7X [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21604825 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21604825 [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21582698 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21582698
- y4mi 7y ago
  It also sells your eyeballs by allowing certain adds after they've been paid. It's basically racketeering. If you're keen on using chromium with manifest v2 add-ons, Vivaldi and Microsoft edge are both options to keep in mind.
  - qxnqd 7y ago
    That is opt-in. Edge hasn't been released yet. Vivaldi UI is a buggy and slow mess (I invite you to try it yourself)
    - frosted-flakes 7y ago
      Edge-ium is about to be released. It's very stable. I've been using the preview for months.
    - garraeth 7y ago
      I use Vivaldi alongside Chrome for dev, and from that perspective (for the other devs here on HN) they seem like clones of each other. Both running the same JS engine and dev tools.
  - delosII 7y ago
    Brave won't be affected by manifest v3 though https://twitter.com/brave/status/1088914000379731970 https://twitter.com/brave/status/1088914000379731970
- thefreeman 7y ago
  the [2] link states that ublock origin in firefox already supports this. did you even read it or just copy paste from someone elses brave fanboy comment.
  - delosII 7y ago
    Snarky comment aside, I'd suggest you to re-read my post, i specifically wrote "not add-on"
  - tomstockmail 7y ago
    Note how all of these Brave promotion comments are from new accounts...
    - delosII 7y ago
      I had no intention to promote or advertise brave, nor am i affiliated or working for the brave browser. if that's what you imply.
      - floren 7y ago
        But do you hodl BAT?
aledthemathguy 7y ago
Just curious: why would I need ublock origin if I am using Brave (which is already blocking ads)? Thx
- qxnqd 7y ago
  I use it because I've written many filters for my favourite websites. Also you can use lists which can block even more things. In my case I've blocked all social network bullshit, including icons, share buttons, widgets, etc
scholia 7y ago
Why Brave rather than the Epic Privacy Browser? (They are both based on Chromium....)
- robbrown451 7y ago
  Because Epic is purely "private browsing" a.k.a. constant "porn mode." Painful to use at sites you want to remember you.

Then go with Brave. They stripped out the Google bits, and they won't remove support for the current uBlock Origin ad blocker.

by qxnqd 7y ago

Then go with Brave. They stripped out the Google bits, and they won't remove support for the current uBlock Origin ad blocker.

delosII 7y ago

Plus,[0]Brave is going to block [1]CNAME Cloaking first-party trackers, AFAIK no other browser, not[2]add-on, has or plan to have such blocking capabilities. [0] https://imgur.com/a/4DdMh7X https://imgur.com/a/4DdMh7X [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21604825 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21604825 [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21582698 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21582698

y4mi 7y ago
It also sells your eyeballs by allowing certain adds after they've been paid. It's basically racketeering. If you're keen on using chromium with manifest v2 add-ons, Vivaldi and Microsoft edge are both options to keep in mind.
- qxnqd 7y ago
  That is opt-in. Edge hasn't been released yet. Vivaldi UI is a buggy and slow mess (I invite you to try it yourself)
  - frosted-flakes 7y ago
    Edge-ium is about to be released. It's very stable. I've been using the preview for months.
  - garraeth 7y ago
    I use Vivaldi alongside Chrome for dev, and from that perspective (for the other devs here on HN) they seem like clones of each other. Both running the same JS engine and dev tools.
- delosII 7y ago
  Brave won't be affected by manifest v3 though https://twitter.com/brave/status/1088914000379731970 https://twitter.com/brave/status/1088914000379731970
thefreeman 7y ago
the [2] link states that ublock origin in firefox already supports this. did you even read it or just copy paste from someone elses brave fanboy comment.
- delosII 7y ago
  Snarky comment aside, I'd suggest you to re-read my post, i specifically wrote "not add-on"
- tomstockmail 7y ago
  Note how all of these Brave promotion comments are from new accounts...
  - delosII 7y ago
    I had no intention to promote or advertise brave, nor am i affiliated or working for the brave browser. if that's what you imply.
    - floren 7y ago
      But do you hodl BAT?

aledthemathguy 7y ago

Just curious: why would I need ublock origin if I am using Brave (which is already blocking ads)? Thx

qxnqd 7y ago
I use it because I've written many filters for my favourite websites. Also you can use lists which can block even more things. In my case I've blocked all social network bullshit, including icons, share buttons, widgets, etc

scholia 7y ago

Why Brave rather than the Epic Privacy Browser? (They are both based on Chromium....)

robbrown451 7y ago
Because Epic is purely "private browsing" a.k.a. constant "porn mode." Painful to use at sites you want to remember you.