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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 nsm »

zozos wrote: post #3
penpapersw wrote: post #2

Huh. These actually sound like good arguments to switch to Firefox, arguments I've never heard before until now.

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.

For those who don't notice the speed, multiprocess may be disabled due to certain addons. Go to about:support to check if it enabled. The addon compatibility checker addon can tell you which are the offending addons. For me 1password was the big blocker, but they recently released a beta that works with the new API. Sorry for the lack of links, I'm on mobile.

Re: uBlock Origin Maintainer on Chrome vs. Firefox WebExtensions

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Post by daveFNbuck »

pbhjpbhj wrote: post #95
retox wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I always hit DDG first then if the results aren't great just append the Google bang (!g) in the DDG search field to get an unbubbled goog search. The DDG bang system is one of its best features in my mind. https://duckduckgo.com/bang

How often do you end up at Google though; a few years back I tried DDG for a couple of months but ended up basically always doing !g and so went back to Google. Might be time for another go?

I basically only use Google for movie listings, calculations, and restaurant hours now. The rare times I switch to Google for other searches DDG fails on, Google is no better.

Re: uBlock Origin Maintainer on Chrome vs. Firefox WebExtensions

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Post by 482794793792894 »

albertgoeswoof wrote: post #25

Firefox is coming back, finally- I think their market share is at the bottom and we'll see a big uptake over the next couple of years.

Market share has already been on the rise again since Firefox 48, which was the release that shipped the separation of the UI and content in two processes.

People here probably didn't notice right away, since you pretty much had to have no extensions installed for a long time for it to be enabled, but casual users seem to have noticed...

Re: uBlock Origin Maintainer on Chrome vs. Firefox WebExtensions

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Post by thirdsun »

ehaughee wrote: post #29
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.

I recommend the Nightly channel. It feels much snappier, more performant and cleaner than the stable version.

Re: uBlock Origin Maintainer on Chrome vs. Firefox WebExtensions

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Post by inferiorhuman »

nsm wrote: post #161
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.

For those who don't notice the speed, multiprocess may be disabled due to certain addons. Go to about:support to check if it enabled. The addon compatibility checker addon can tell you which are the offending addons. For me 1password was the big blocker, but they recently released a beta that works with the new API. Sorry for the lack of links, I'm on mobile.

Oh interesting. Firefox still seems slow and a bit of a memory hog compared to Chrome on my machine. Sure enough I checked and three add-ons are marked as legacy (and presumably disabled the multiprocess stuff): uBlock Origin, Websocket Disabler, and NoScript.

Re: uBlock Origin Maintainer on Chrome vs. Firefox WebExtensions

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Post by nachtigall »

To add to the list:

* You can run the uBlock Origin on Firefox for Android: https://addons.mozilla.org/EN-US/android/addon/ublock-origin...

Afaik there's no ad-blocking extension for Chrome for Android which I find pretty telling. I'm using Firefox on Android and the ad-blocking (less traffic, less blink-blink animations and less CPU consumption) make mobile browsing a night-day difference

Re: uBlock Origin Maintainer on Chrome vs. Firefox WebExtensions

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Post by secure »

technion wrote: post #151
NormenKD wrote: post #24

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.

Side question, where are you using U2F? I love the principle, but I can't use it with AWS, I can't use it with my bank, I can't use it with my domain registrar, and I can't use it with Office 365. That's 0/4 of the high priority targets for me.

http://www.dongleauth.info/ lists U2F support status for many websites.

Re: uBlock Origin Maintainer on Chrome vs. Firefox WebExtensions

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Post by [deleted] »

milcron wrote: post #125
greggman wrote: post #112

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That doesn't seem related to the topic unless I'm missing it. Also it has nothing to do with browsers or Chrome vs Firefox

It's referenced in the OP: 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). And there is a link to further elaboration: https://github.com/gorhill/uBO-Extra/wiki/Sites-on-which-uBO...

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Re: uBlock Origin Maintainer on Chrome vs. Firefox WebExtensions

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Post by technion »

secure wrote: post #168
technion wrote: post #151

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Side question, where are you using U2F? I love the principle, but I can't use it with AWS, I can't use it with my bank, I can't use it with my domain registrar, and I can't use it with Office 365. That's 0/4 of the high priority targets for me.

http://www.dongleauth.info/ lists U2F support status for many websites.

That's actually pretty depressing.

Under "Cloud Computing", ONLY GCP has support.

Under "security" vendors, no one does. "Payment" vendors again only list Google, and none of the domain registrars do.

In fact the most positive field is "social networks", with three separate ticks.

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