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uBlock Origin Maintainer on Chrome vs. Firefox WebExtensions

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Re: uBlock Origin Maintainer on Chrome vs. Firefox WebExtensions

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Post by forapurpose »

jacquesm wrote: post #11
zozos wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I moved to firefox once 57 was released on nightly. Firefox is finally usable (in terms of speed) again and I can use it for day to day tasks.

I think I qualify as a poweruser by some standards, I tend to have 100's of tabs open and I've never left Firefox for speed reasons or others because it has held up extremely well over the years. My machine has a lot of RAM so maybe that's one reason things have been quick, and the main drive is an SSD. Is there anything specific about the 57 release that makes you feel caused the speed bottle-neck to disappear?

Here's an in-depth article on Firefox 57 and all the big changes:

https://www.cnet.com/special-reports/mozilla-firefox-fights-...

Re: uBlock Origin Maintainer on Chrome vs. Firefox WebExtensions

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Post by xeromal »

Aissen wrote: post #5

> I am not aware of any anti-fingerprinting initiative taken up with Chromium Brave is Chromium-based and has anti-fingerprinting tech (which it was the first to include IIRC): https://github.com/brave/browser-laptop/wiki/Fingerprinting-... It also works on Brave for Android.

I'm using Brave atm, but I'm about to give it up. The tabs frequently freeze and I can only hover over them to preview. I can't click on them.

Adding a bookmark takes about a minute.

Brave won't remember BASIC passwords

General sluggishness

Kickass Torrents is able to launch ads when clicking in the search box.

Re: uBlock Origin Maintainer on Chrome vs. Firefox WebExtensions

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Post by albertgoeswoof »

forapurpose wrote: post #18
yborg wrote: post #9

I found this disturbing: "Chromium-based browsers are being “infested” by Instart Logic tech which works around blockers and worst, around browser privacy settings (they may start “infecting” Firefox eventually, but that is not happening now)." From his linked post: "Instart Logic will detect when the developer console opens, and cleanup everything then to hide what it does" Is this implemented via a CDN-delivered sc…

Also: > The purpose of Instart Logic technology is to disguise 3rd-party requests as 1st-party requests, thus bypassing content blockers, and even the ability of browsers to block 3rd-party cookies (because they are stored as 1st-party cookies): https://github.com/gorhill/uBO-Extra/wiki/Sites-on-which-uBO...

How exactly does this work? The link mentions that it detects when Dev tools are opened and changes something?

Re: uBlock Origin Maintainer on Chrome vs. Firefox WebExtensions

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Post by NormenKD »

I am considering going back to FF, but it seems FIDO U2F still isn't done completely and the U2F Extension for FF is not working anymore since the WebExtension switch.

Please correct me if missed something, but i think i have to hold off for a little bit longer.

Re: uBlock Origin Maintainer on Chrome vs. Firefox WebExtensions

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Post by msla »

homero wrote: post #17
AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #6

> It baffles me that some people thinks Firefox is becoming a “Chrome clone”, it’s just not the case, it’s just plain silly to make such statement. That's probably the single most reassuring statement about Firefox that I've heard in some time, coming from a serious dev who makes a popular cross-platform addon for both Firefox and Chrome.

What do you think of Opera becoming Chrome?

I don't know. I haven't used Opera since the 1990s.

I fully expect most people will share my view.

Re: uBlock Origin Maintainer on Chrome vs. Firefox WebExtensions

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Post by NewEntryHN »

AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #6

> It baffles me that some people thinks Firefox is becoming a “Chrome clone”, it’s just not the case, it’s just plain silly to make such statement. That's probably the single most reassuring statement about Firefox that I've heard in some time, coming from a serious dev who makes a popular cross-platform addon for both Firefox and Chrome.

I think as an extension developer he is particularly sensitive to the tech behind Firefox, which makes him understand some of Mozilla's decisions. For example, the move from legacy add-ons to WebExtensions is surely one less maintenance burden for Mozilla.

As a user who doesn't think about such issues, it terribly looks like it's becoming a Chrome clone. I think it's Mozilla's responsibility to have a clearer communication if that's not the case.

Re: uBlock Origin Maintainer on Chrome vs. Firefox WebExtensions

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Post by ehaughee »

yborg wrote: post #9

I found this disturbing: "Chromium-based browsers are being “infested” by Instart Logic tech which works around blockers and worst, around browser privacy settings (they may start “infecting” Firefox eventually, but that is not happening now)." From his linked post: "Instart Logic will detect when the developer console opens, and cleanup everything then to hide what it does" Is this implemented via a CDN-delivered sc…

This actually made me try switching to Firefox again. There's some minor things missing, but for the most part all the features I want are there.

Re: uBlock Origin Maintainer on Chrome vs. Firefox WebExtensions

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Post by eslaught »

yborg wrote: post #9

I found this disturbing: "Chromium-based browsers are being “infested” by Instart Logic tech which works around blockers and worst, around browser privacy settings (they may start “infecting” Firefox eventually, but that is not happening now)." From his linked post: "Instart Logic will detect when the developer console opens, and cleanup everything then to hide what it does" Is this implemented via a CDN-delivered sc…

> Why would Chromium-based browsers be more susceptible?

From the linked discussion: "they may start “infecting” Firefox eventually, but that is not happening now"

So it sound like the developers of Instant Logic are simply choosing to target the most popular browser at the moment.

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