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> uBO works best on Firefox. Those looking for performant adblocking in Chrome should also check out Cromite: https://github.com/uazo/cromite https://github.c
by brucethemoose2 3y ago
> uBO works best on Firefox.
Those looking for performant adblocking in Chrome should also check out Cromite:
https://github.com/uazo/cromite https://github.com/uazo/cromite
Its a resumption of Bromite for Android/Windows, hence the adblocking and tracking protection is far less limited since its native, not an extension.
Of course, YMMV with lone Chromium fork devs.
- jacooper 3y agoJust use brave
- brucethemoose2 3y agoTheres a list of small things I don't like about Brave, including the ad-replacement business model and the rewards things. I prefer "simple" forks that stick closer to Chromium, and Cromite is basically that.
- jacooper 3y agoThey dont replace any ads. Brave ads are silent notifications, which are optional.
- hot_gril 3y agoBrave used to edit links to insert their own referral codes. They only stopped when they were caught. That's like browser hijacking behavior, so I'm gonna stay far away.
- ploum 3y agoThose looking for adblocking should not use Chrome at all. If Chrome is really needed, it should be in its own container without any personal data. Adblocking in chrome is like smoking cigarettes with filters because "it’s better for my health". No, it’s not. For people knowledgeable enough to read HN, there’s no excuse to still use Chrome as a daily driver.
- brucethemoose2 3y agoThe customized forks are lightyears better than vanilla Chrome. Still, you have a point, and this feature in particular is quite telling: > internal firewall to block all unauthorised calls made from the browser patch (issue 147)
- stathibus 3y agoAds pay for the internet.
- stonogo 3y agoSomeone should inform my ISP.
- paulryanrogers 3y agoAds pay for the other end of the web, the part most folks are looking for, yet dont want to micro-pay every site they land on.
- e2le 3y agoMy CPU is not free real estate for any site to abuse as they see fit.
- stathibus 3y agoNothing to do with ads but thanks for playing
- brucethemoose2 3y ago99% of what goes through my browser is either SEO trash, social media attention baiting, a straight up scam, paywalled, or something ethically questionable from Big Tech. AP News served me malware in an ad. I whitelist good reporting and cool/niche sites, but things worth whitelisting are increasingly rare. Whatever discomfort I felt using an adblocker before is long gone.
- hightrix 3y ago
- deadmutex 3y agoHow quickly do they patch any new security issues? What's their track record here?
- brucethemoose2 3y ago> How quickly do they patch any new security issues? Its more like patched Chromium rather than a hard fork. It stays in sync with upstream. As for the patches themselves, they don't seem risky to me. Enhanced security is an explicit goal. But I am no expert. > What's their track record here? Uazo helped maintain Bromite (a longtime staple on Android). Now that the main Bromite maintainer is MIA, they just forked it. ...So the track record is not very long, no.