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   by ghostwords 4y ago

   Previous Google Chrome extensions Manifest V2 shutoff update thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33012057
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   Pausing Manifest V2 phase-out changes(groups.google.com)

   256 points by ghostwords 4y ago|103 comments
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   by ghostwords 4y ago

   Yep, they just updated when Chrome Web Store stops accepting MV2 updates to January 2024: https://github.com/GoogleChrome/developer.chrome.com/pull/38...
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   by ghostwords 4y ago

   Does having the Featured badge actually change anything meaningfully for your extension?
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   Google postpones MV2 shutoff in Chrome stable to June 2023(developer.chrome.com)

   305 points by ghostwords 4y ago|283 comments
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   by ghostwords 4y ago

   Hi, Privacy Badger dev here. Total Cookie Protection helps by keeping all third-party cookies isolated to the site they were set on. This means tracker domains will no longer get their cookie identifiers persisted across different sites. Ho
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   by ghostwords 4y ago

   I use Privacy Badger alone because (A) it's good enough, and (B) I want direct experience of what needs to get better. I previously used uMatrix (which is now advanced mode uBlock Origin as I understand it). I use AdGuard on iOS.
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   by ghostwords 4y ago

   We've been trying to communicate that nothing essential changed, Privacy Badger still learns automatically, but we clearly have a ways to go before this becomes generally understood.
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   by ghostwords 4y ago

   It may be that Privacy Badger is more likely to break the Web than manual list-based blockers, just due to the nature of automated learning. Regarding having to see dangerous content multiple times: - Privacy Badger gets remote learning at
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    by ghostwords 4y ago

    I'm not sure what you are asking. What am I recommending? All extensions that modify page state are fingerprintable. Privacy Badger's local learning creates the possibility of additional fingerprinting. As discussed in the blog po
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    by ghostwords 4y ago

    Hi, Privacy Badger dev here. If you're happy with your setup, no need to install anything else. For reasons you might want to use Privacy Badger, see the following links: - https://privacybadger.org/#How-is-Privacy-Badg
12. 72.▲
    by ghostwords 4y ago

    Definitely, we have been working on generating insights from comparisons to other content blockers as part of Badger Sett scans. There are a few academic studies that note that algorithmic and manual approaches to tracker blocking tend to c
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    by ghostwords 4y ago

    Hi, Privacy Badger dev here. - https://privacybadger.org/#How-is-Privacy-Badger-different-f... - https://privacybadger.org/#Is-Privacy-Badger-compatible-with... By the way, I like both uBlock Origin and AdG
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    by ghostwords 4y ago

    Hi, Privacy Badger dev here. The short answer is, it *shouldn't*. Longer answer here: https://privacybadger.org/#Does-Privacy-Badger-contain-a-lis...
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    by ghostwords 4y ago

    Hi, Privacy Badger dev here. I hear you, and we're working on breaking fewer sites while blocking more trackers. For what it's worth, Privacy Badger now is better at both things than it was years ago, and it will be better yet nex
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    by ghostwords 4y ago

    Hi, Privacy Badger dev here. While there is likely to be overlap between the various advertising/tracker lists and Privacy Badger, regardless of whether you enable learning locally, Privacy Badger can automatically discover new tracker
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    by ghostwords 4y ago

    Hi, Privacy Badger dev here. Here are a couple of links to answers to start: - https://privacybadger.org/#Is-Privacy-Badger-compatible-with... - https://github.com/EFForg/privacybadger/discussions&
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    by ghostwords 5y ago

    Remember the Chrome "puzzle piece" extensions menu post where Google announced hiding extension icons inside their new menu by default? https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/chromium-extensio...
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    by ghostwords 5y ago

    >Ideally, I'd like to see MV3 continue supporting the persistent context use case as well as maintaining webRequest blocking support. Same, which is why I engage with browser representatives in the W3C WebExtensions Community Group.
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    by ghostwords 5y ago

    >idiomatic >less resources Are you an extension developer? Here is a list of issues that extension developers have with requiring Service Workers: https://github.com/w3c/webextensions/labels/topic%3A%20s
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    by ghostwords 6y ago

    From a now year-old EFF blog post [1] regarding Chrome extensions and the Google Manifest V3 "proposal": The “Report Abuse” link doesn't seem to produce results, obfuscated code doesn't seem to trigger red flags, and no
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    by ghostwords 6y ago

    Check out Cliqz Autoconsent: https://github.com/cliqz-oss/autoconsent This is a library of rules for navigating through common consent popups on the web. These rules can be run in a Firefox webextension, or in a puppe
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    by ghostwords 7y ago

    >Recent studies have shown that when advertising is made less relevant by removing cookies, funding for publishers falls by 52% on average The source for this seems to be a Google Ad Manager "study" (a paragraph in the middle o
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    by ghostwords 7y ago

    I suggest that the gulf between perfect foolproof detection and what Google actually does now is vast. They can start by banning remote code, and follow up by setting up automated flagging with manual review for popular extensions to start
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    by ghostwords 7y ago

    Just because something is abusable doesn't mean it should be removed. The argument we are making is that the trafeoff proposed by Manifest V3 is bad. There are clear actions Google could have taken a long time ago to protect Chrome u
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    by ghostwords 7y ago

    Hi, coauthor here. Our argument is not that extensions can't abuse chrome.webRequest. What exactly is dishonest here?
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    by ghostwords 12y ago

    Agreed, I wish you didn't have to deal with JavaScript's quirks (or script tags even).
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    by ghostwords 12y ago

    Accessibility matters! The fewer barriers to entry, the fewer interested people your project will turn away.
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    by ghostwords 12y ago

    There are lessons there for improving live editing environments (whether Khan Academy's, or p5.js', or ...), but also a call to rethink teaching (programming) in general. Processing is clearly on the right track given all the wond
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    by ghostwords 12y ago

    Have you guys seen Bret Victor's criticism of Processing in http://worrydream.com/LearnableProgramming/ ?