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   by wisniewskit 5y ago

   Here's some info: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27824587 The dependencies that are known to usually be used by different sites are allowed effectively after you click, while others continue to be blocked. They&#
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   by wisniewskit 5y ago

   Basically, if a site uses the Facebook SDK to start the authenticaion flow, it will be broken because it's blocked. SmartBlock just stands in for that blocked script, acting just enough like the real API to prevent some common site bre
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   by wisniewskit 6y ago

   SmartBlock can only kick in when tracking content is actively being blocked by tracking protection. If you'd like that to be on all the time, you can turn strict (or custom) tracking protection on in all windows, but of course the trad
4. 34.▲
   by wisniewskit 6y ago

   Hi, lead SmartBlock dev here. My regular job at Mozilla involves diagnosing web sites for web compatibility issues, so I definitely share your concerns -- I routinely see sites relying on scripts loading in a specific order, but not coding