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uBO and uMatrix on Firefox are more capable. For example, uBO on Firefox can block trackers masquerading as first-party requests. Also Google is going ahead wi
by bad_user 6y ago
uBO and uMatrix on Firefox are more capable. For example, uBO on Firefox can block trackers masquerading as first-party requests.
Also Google is going ahead with deprecating the necessary APIs in Manifest v3, going with a Safari-like model for content blocking, which is far less capable. Soon uBO, uMatrix, Privacy Badger won't be possible at all on top of Chrome.
- sexpositivepriv 6y agoWell obviously if Apple is doing it then by HN logic it's good and virtuous and the right thing to do so Google copying Apple here must be good as well. Ok, Apple apologists, please tell us why Apple doing this is to good and virtuous thing to do.
- timbit42 6y agoIncluding Opera, Brave, Edge, etc.?
- marcthe12 6y agoYes except brave because as locking is done as a patch instead of extension
- pseudalopex 6y agoBrendan Eich said Brave will keep the older API. Opera and Vivaldi said they'll consider it.[1] [1] https://www.zdnet.com/article/opera-brave-vivaldi-to-ignore-chromes-anti-ad-blocker-changes-despite-shared-codebase/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/opera-brave-vivaldi-to-ignore-...