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DDG is a specialized blocker, while uBO is a wide-spectrum blocker which you can configure to your liking, by allowing you to add more filter lists, or by enabl
by ffpip 6y ago
DDG is a specialized blocker, while uBO is a wide-spectrum blocker which you can configure to your liking, by allowing you to add more filter lists, or by enabling advanced default-deny modes.
Performance-wise, uBO stands its ground compared to DDG, keeping in mind that uBO has the non-trivial burden of having to enforce pattern-based and cosmetic filtering from EasyList/EasyPrivacy/etc., while DDG is strictly hostname-based filtering.
For instance, while DDG reports that ad.doubleclick\.net was blocked on CNBC, the network pane reports that not ALL requests to ad.doubleclick\.net were blocked, and as a result, ad.doubleclick\.net still gets to know which page you are visiting.
https://twitter.com/gorhill/status/1273263784828731393 https://twitter.com/gorhill/status/1273263784828731393
- Mandatum 6y agoDo you have any additional lists you'd recommend? I added some custom ones for Reddit sponsored div's which was easy enough (although manual), and some local news sites custom DNS (which they're changing quarterly now.. I assume to game some KPI)
- ffpip 6y ago> Reddit sponsored div's This should be blocked by the default filter lists. I have enabled 'Faboy's Annoyances' and 'uBo Annoyances' to remove cookie banners and 'install our app' banners
- stefan_ 6y agoYikes, they also copied GPLv3 code from ublock (into their Apache licensed repo): https://github.com/duckduckgo/duckduckgo-privacy-extension/commit/d8df201cf295cea4ffb46d7317c1e6408af83d30 https://github.com/duckduckgo/duckduckgo-privacy-extension/c...
- boomboomsubban 6y agoAre you sure? They're pulling lists from UBO for sure, but that file doesn't look like the counterpart ublock.js https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/master/src/js/ublock.js https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/master/src/js/ublock....