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Google warns uBlock Origin and other extensions may be disabled soon

41 points by el_duderino 2y ago

gnabgib 2y ago
Discussion (109 points, 7 days ago, 55 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41757178 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41757178
- fsflover 2y ago
  Another one "Begin disabling installed extensions still using Manifest V2 in Chrome stable" (chrome.com) 514 points by freedomben 2 days ago | 441 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41809698 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41809698
more_corn 2y ago
Pretty good reason to drop chrome immediately.
- jqpabc123 2y ago
  Pretty good reason to drop Google immediately.
akomtu 2y ago
Google is choosing the dark side, as that's the only way to show the 25% YoY growth.
hustwindmaple1 2y ago
Just use Brave. You'll thank me later ...
- 39896880 2y ago
  Are they still pushing their crypto?
  - ozgrakkurt 2y ago
    A lot better than pushing user data collection, ads and analytics no?
    - 39896880 2y ago
      Brave pushes ads. https://ads-help.brave.com/campaign-performance/targeting/ https://ads-help.brave.com/campaign-performance/targeting/
      - deleted 2y ago
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      - jqpabc123 2y ago
        Ads in Brave are opt-in. In other words, ads are NOT "pushed" --- *unless* you choose to be paid to receive them. Even if you do so choose, your history and other personal info never leaves the browser. Any "personalization" is done locally. https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360026648512-How-do-I-opt-in-to-Brave-Ads https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360026648512-How...
- dxxvi 2y ago
  Thank you. Your comment makes me check if there's anything like Brave for Firefox. And here it is: cachyos-v4/cachy-browser 130.0-2 (Firefox is at 131.0.2-1 now).
  - agiacalone 2y ago
    Nah. The real one to use is Librewolf. https://librewolf.net/ https://librewolf.net/
    - jszymborski 2y ago
      LibreWolf is indeed very good.
    - dxxvi 2y ago
      Librewolf is too strict: for example, on slickdeals.net, a link there is like this https://slickdeals.net/click?pno=1011750&lno=1&sdtid=17830308&trd=Costco%2BWholesale&afsrc=1&peid=7984301f-3988-43cf-b25b-32d3f691d5e5 https://slickdeals.net/click?pno=1011750&lno=1&sdtid=1783030... which leads me to https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-4485850-13804 https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-4485850-13804... with which ublock origin asks if I want to continue, I click on the Proceed button and I go the the page https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-4485850-13804171?url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.costco.com%252Flg- https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-4485850-13804171?url=https%253A...... and librewolf sometimes says that it's unable to connect (maybe librewolf doesn't like www.kqzyfj.com?).
downboots 2y ago
How much does this have to do with rise of chatgpt?

41 points by el_duderino 2y ago

Discussion (109 points, 7 days ago, 55 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41757178 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41757178

fsflover 2y ago
Another one "Begin disabling installed extensions still using Manifest V2 in Chrome stable" (chrome.com) 514 points by freedomben 2 days ago | 441 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41809698 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41809698

more_corn 2y ago

Pretty good reason to drop chrome immediately.

jqpabc123 2y ago
Pretty good reason to drop Google immediately.

akomtu 2y ago

Google is choosing the dark side, as that's the only way to show the 25% YoY growth.

hustwindmaple1 2y ago

Just use Brave. You'll thank me later ...

39896880 2y ago
Are they still pushing their crypto?
- ozgrakkurt 2y ago
  A lot better than pushing user data collection, ads and analytics no?
  - 39896880 2y ago
    Brave pushes ads. https://ads-help.brave.com/campaign-performance/targeting/ https://ads-help.brave.com/campaign-performance/targeting/
    - deleted 2y ago
      [deleted]
    - jqpabc123 2y ago
      Ads in Brave are opt-in. In other words, ads are NOT "pushed" --- *unless* you choose to be paid to receive them. Even if you do so choose, your history and other personal info never leaves the browser. Any "personalization" is done locally. https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360026648512-How-do-I-opt-in-to-Brave-Ads https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360026648512-How...
dxxvi 2y ago
Thank you. Your comment makes me check if there's anything like Brave for Firefox. And here it is: cachyos-v4/cachy-browser 130.0-2 (Firefox is at 131.0.2-1 now).
- agiacalone 2y ago
  Nah. The real one to use is Librewolf. https://librewolf.net/ https://librewolf.net/
  - jszymborski 2y ago
    LibreWolf is indeed very good.
  - dxxvi 2y ago
    Librewolf is too strict: for example, on slickdeals.net, a link there is like this https://slickdeals.net/click?pno=1011750&lno=1&sdtid=17830308&trd=Costco%2BWholesale&afsrc=1&peid=7984301f-3988-43cf-b25b-32d3f691d5e5 https://slickdeals.net/click?pno=1011750&lno=1&sdtid=1783030... which leads me to https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-4485850-13804 https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-4485850-13804... with which ublock origin asks if I want to continue, I click on the Proceed button and I go the the page https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-4485850-13804171?url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.costco.com%252Flg- https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-4485850-13804171?url=https%253A...... and librewolf sometimes says that it's unable to connect (maybe librewolf doesn't like www.kqzyfj.com?).

downboots 2y ago

How much does this have to do with rise of chatgpt?