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I'm not up to date on the topic but Additionally, we are currently planning to change the rule limit from maximum of 30k rules per extension to a global maximu

I'm not up to date on the topic but Additionally, we are currently planning to change the rule limit from maximum of 30k rules per extension to a global maximum of 150k rules. The Declarative Net Request API now allows for the registration and removal of dynamic rules - specified at runtime rather than statically in the manifest. We’ve also added the capability to remove common tracking headers, such as Referer, Cookie, and Set-Cookie. The blocking version of the Web Request API remains available for managed extensions because of the deep integrations that enterprises may have between their software suites and Chrome. It seems that the publicized drawbacks have been addressed, which drawbacks remains? What could prevent uBlock Origin support?

acrispino 6y ago
See rgorhill's comment from 2018: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=896897&desc=2#c23 https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=896897... It's not just about the limit.
- The_rationalist 6y ago
  Didn't gorhill update its view with the change made since to the v3?
elaus 6y ago
The fact that they indicated to increase the rule limit for over a year but haven't done so yet (the beta still has a limit of 30k) doesn't seem like they really have addressed the drawbacks. I wouldn't think increasing that limit would take that much time if it's a pressing issue but maybe I'm missing something.
rasz 6y ago
This means every uBO user would have to install as "managed extensions" whatever this means. This pretty much kills uBO.
kevingadd 6y ago
The limit is still 30k. As is typical with Chrome's devrel (they did the exact same thing with Web Audio multiple times) they tell the web community that they are going to fix problems, and then just don't fix anything and go ahead and ship a bad product. At best shouting about it gets a delay so you have more time to plan for the fact that they're shooting your product or service in the head.
- 0xy 6y ago
  All of the new Audio APIs are abused on a daily basis by ad networks for egregious fingerprinting. Google absolutely doesn't care because they directly profit from it.
  - user749264 6y ago
    You are not wrong. 1. Why is Stack Overflow trying to start audio? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20288768 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20288768 2. Google has heavy cognitive dissonance - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20289380 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20289380
alacombe 6y ago
> Additionally, we are currently planning to change the rule limit from maximum of 30k rules per extension to a global maximum of 150k rules. Then STFU and do it, it's a 30s change. If you haven't done it yet, it's just another lie.

acrispino 6y ago

See rgorhill's comment from 2018: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=896897&desc=2#c23 https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=896897... It's not just about the limit.

The_rationalist 6y ago
Didn't gorhill update its view with the change made since to the v3?

elaus 6y ago

The fact that they indicated to increase the rule limit for over a year but haven't done so yet (the beta still has a limit of 30k) doesn't seem like they really have addressed the drawbacks. I wouldn't think increasing that limit would take that much time if it's a pressing issue but maybe I'm missing something.

rasz 6y ago

This means every uBO user would have to install as "managed extensions" whatever this means. This pretty much kills uBO.

kevingadd 6y ago

The limit is still 30k. As is typical with Chrome's devrel (they did the exact same thing with Web Audio multiple times) they tell the web community that they are going to fix problems, and then just don't fix anything and go ahead and ship a bad product. At best shouting about it gets a delay so you have more time to plan for the fact that they're shooting your product or service in the head.

0xy 6y ago
All of the new Audio APIs are abused on a daily basis by ad networks for egregious fingerprinting. Google absolutely doesn't care because they directly profit from it.
- user749264 6y ago
  You are not wrong. 1. Why is Stack Overflow trying to start audio? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20288768 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20288768 2. Google has heavy cognitive dissonance - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20289380 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20289380

alacombe 6y ago

> Additionally, we are currently planning to change the rule limit from maximum of 30k rules per extension to a global maximum of 150k rules. Then STFU and do it, it's a 30s change. If you haven't done it yet, it's just another lie.