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A nice example is uBlock Origin, which was (probably) created as a result of the Snowden leaks. June 2013 - Snowden leaks NSA documents September 2013 - the f
by surround 6y ago
A nice example is uBlock Origin, which was (probably) created as a result of the Snowden leaks.
June 2013 - Snowden leaks NSA documents
September 2013 - the first commit to the Script HQ extension is made (which soon became HTTP Switchboard, which later became uMatrix and uBlock)
https://github.com/gorhill/httpswitchboard/commits/master?after=19d800213cafd4c20c2c3f2ab5201335ed0ac1b9+1385&branch=master https://github.com/gorhill/httpswitchboard/commits/master?af...
- bzb4 6y agoDo you have any actual proof other than the fact the script was created months after the leaks?
- surround 6y agoNo, unfortunately. But people weren’t nearly as concerned about online privacy before Snowden.
- compsciphd 6y agoad blocking existed long before uBlock. uBlock was notable as being a more efficient way of doing it, not a more effective way (i.e. its still using the same form of block lists)
- surround 6y agoYes, but HTTP Switchboard and uMatrix are more useful for privacy than for adblocking.