Google plans ad-blocking feature in Chrome browser • Hacker News Board

Re: Google plans ad-blocking feature in Chrome browser

#301

Post by Zarel » Thu, Apr 20, 2017, 7:38 AM UTC

Eerie wrote: post #276

Zarel wrote: post #263

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As noted in the article, Google pays Adblock Plus an undisclosed amount of money to be considered non-intrusive. Adblock Plus is clearly not a neutral evaluator here.

Adblock Plus is pretty open about it. You can disable the option easily. And Google ads are, in fact, relatively non intrusive. I don't see the problem.

I'm not opposed to an exception for acceptable ads; I think it's a good idea. My only problem is that it seems to be a serious conflict of interest to accept money from ad providers for this.

Re: Google plans ad-blocking feature in Chrome browser

#302

Post by Grangar » Thu, Apr 20, 2017, 7:49 AM UTC

TechRemarker wrote: post #140

At first it sounds insane that Google would do such a thing since while ad blocking is growing, enabling the feature natively especially by default would incredibly increase the number of ads blocked. My guess is, that where other blockers by default can easily block all google ads, Chrome blocker would not block Google Ads because it would classify them as acceptable. And Google would then hope that people would use…

I wonder if the European Commission would deem this illegal.

Re: Google plans ad-blocking feature in Chrome browser

#303

Post by lorenzhs » Thu, Apr 20, 2017, 7:50 AM UTC

petre wrote: post #221

_Wintermute wrote: post #214

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can also use other web browsers.

Like Chromium if you happen to like Chrome. Or Iridium browser which is a privacy enhanced Chromium.

These privacy forks generally lag behind upstream by at least a few weeks, thereby providing enormous attack surface in unfixed bugs. They're terrible for security. Chromium is just too large and fast-moving for a small team to maintain a changeset. I'd love if it was different, but the reality is that these forks do more harm than good for most users.

Re: Google plans ad-blocking feature in Chrome browser

#304

Post by Fiahil » Thu, Apr 20, 2017, 7:50 AM UTC

TechRemarker wrote: post #140

At first it sounds insane that Google would do such a thing since while ad blocking is growing, enabling the feature natively especially by default would incredibly increase the number of ads blocked. My guess is, that where other blockers by default can easily block all google ads, Chrome blocker would not block Google Ads because it would classify them as acceptable. And Google would then hope that people would use…

Didn't they first done something like this in the early 2000s ? Remember the google toolbar with a built-in pop-up blocker ? Sure, they did not have the same share in the advertising business as today, but I don't think it will be very damaging.

Re: Google plans ad-blocking feature in Chrome browser

#305

Post by handsomechad » Thu, Apr 20, 2017, 7:51 AM UTC

Will this potentially be able to disable tracking cookies from the likes of Facebook and others who follow you around the internet?

Re: Google plans ad-blocking feature in Chrome browser

#306

Post by sbt » Thu, Apr 20, 2017, 7:53 AM UTC

LOL

Re: Google plans ad-blocking feature in Chrome browser

#307

Post by mysticlabs » Thu, Apr 20, 2017, 7:56 AM UTC

Trojan horse.

Re: Google plans ad-blocking feature in Chrome browser

#308

Post by pluma » Thu, Apr 20, 2017, 7:57 AM UTC

mike-cardwell wrote: post #271

Maybe time to stop using and recommending Chrome? I heard of this browser called "Firefox" which isn't developed by an advertising company.

As a web developer you can take my Chrom(e|ium) from my cold dead hands.

I tried out Firefox for a week this year and the experience didn't come anywhere close to that of using Chrome, not only for development but also as a user. Heck, even Electrolysis is still a mess with half the extensions still blocking it.

Re: Google plans ad-blocking feature in Chrome browser

#309

Post by therealmarv » Thu, Apr 20, 2017, 7:58 AM UTC

Finally. The mobile web is literally broken without adblocker on Android. In the meantime the Adguard (Fake VPN, non root) filter + Chrome does a good job for now.

Re: Google plans ad-blocking feature in Chrome browser

#310

Post by lmm » Thu, Apr 20, 2017, 8:02 AM UTC

kesor wrote: post #198

TechRemarker wrote: post #140

At first it sounds insane that Google would do such a thing since while ad blocking is growing, enabling the feature natively especially by default would incredibly increase the number of ads blocked. My guess is, that where other blockers by default can easily block all google ads, Chrome blocker would not block Google Ads because it would classify them as acceptable. And Google would then hope that people would use…

The "ad blocker" companies will go out of business? ARE YOU INSANE?! Google is a frigging AD MONOPOLY ... its their major business for crying out loud. And the same company that controls a HUGE portion of all the Internet Ad business is creating an "Ad Blocker". And this doesn't ring any bells anywhere? No friend, they are not trying to put "ad blocker" companies out of business. They are trying to put "competing int…

Your tone would be ridiculous even if you were right.

Google already has what, 90% marketshare? They don't need to put their competitors out of business and would gain very little from doing so (their real competition is probably Facebook and they're fundamentally much harder to apply an adblocker to, since they control both the content and the advertising). Google do need to stop the existential threat to the whole industry that adblockers represent.