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What is the benefit of Disconnect if you are using Adblock Plus and HTTPS Everywhere already?
by mathrawka 13y ago
What is the benefit of Disconnect if you are using Adblock Plus and HTTPS Everywhere already?
- byoogle 13y agoDisconnect, which I work on, is designed to filter requests faster: https://disconnect.me/faster https://disconnect.me/faster. Disconnect also does some fancy visualizations, if you're into that sort of thing: http://youtu.be/Lvem1Z66C7Q?t=40s http://youtu.be/Lvem1Z66C7Q?t=40s.
- iamjustin 13y agoFrom the Disconnect FAQ: On Firefox, if Disconnect is the first blocking extension you install, then Disconnect will work even if you subsequently install other blocking extensions. On Chrome, Safari, and Opera, it's the opposite: in order for Disconnect to work on these browsers, it must be the most recent blocking extension installed. Do you know what effect this has on extensions like Adblock Plus and NoScript? If I install Disconnect first, are those addons going to do less for me? This is the first I've heard about installation order affecting how well the addons work. I'd like to make sure I've got the right info before informing others.
- byoogle 13y agoHmm, that FAQ isn't the best (will fix). This explanation is better: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6888514 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6888514. If you install Disconnect first on Firefox then install other filtering add-ons (ABP et al.), you should get faster overall performance. The reason is Disconnect filters faster, so requests that Disconnect blocks won't have to be processed by your other add-ons. All other requests will still be processed by them.
- dmix 13y agoDisconnect prevents some MITM wifi attacks as well. https://blog.disconnect.me/widgetjacking https://blog.disconnect.me/widgetjacking