If you don't want to use Firefox (why not?) just use Brave or Edge. Each has its own quirks of course, but it's better than the google cage chrome is. (Undeleteable google cookies? Come on)
Google sets burial date for legacy Chrome Extensions, fears for ad-blockers grow
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Re: Google sets burial date for legacy Chrome Extensions, fears for ad-blockers grow
#52As someone who is intimately familiar with the Chrome extensions internals and is not employed by a big tech company, I believe most of the changes seem like a step in the right direction.* I've been working towards implementing greater support for Chrome extensions in Electron which has involved reading and interacting with Chromium code [0]. - Using service workers instead of a hidden background webpage is more idi…
I just disabled javascript and see no ads whatsoever. No idea what problem gorhill found to solve, but ad blocking seems to be easy.
Re: Google sets burial date for legacy Chrome Extensions, fears for ad-blockers grow
#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
The only browser that's been losing users for years is Firefox. That already tells Google all they need to know. (It also tells Mozilla what they need to know; pity they are deaf.)
They don't have any coherent marketing strategy, most people still think that Firefox is this sluggish browser that don't support anything. Also, most non-technical people use the default browser that's installed on the OS whether that's Safari or Edge. When manifest v3 kicks in and we'll see the true ad horror that's the Internet today without ad blockers, maybe then we'll jump to a more privacy first browser. Until…
I pity anyone, surfing the web without adblockers. I am regulary shocked, when I use a browser without one.
Re: Google sets burial date for legacy Chrome Extensions, fears for ad-blockers grow
#54As someone who is intimately familiar with the Chrome extensions internals and is not employed by a big tech company, I believe most of the changes seem like a step in the right direction.* I've been working towards implementing greater support for Chrome extensions in Electron which has involved reading and interacting with Chromium code [0]. - Using service workers instead of a hidden background webpage is more idi…
I just disabled javascript and see no ads whatsoever. No idea what problem gorhill found to solve, but ad blocking seems to be easy.
The problem of not disabling JavaScript and not seeing ads. I.e. granting users control over the code their browser runs that's finer-grained than "nuke it from orbit".
Re: Google sets burial date for legacy Chrome Extensions, fears for ad-blockers grow
#55As someone who is intimately familiar with the Chrome extensions internals and is not employed by a big tech company, I believe most of the changes seem like a step in the right direction.* I've been working towards implementing greater support for Chrome extensions in Electron which has involved reading and interacting with Chromium code [0]. - Using service workers instead of a hidden background webpage is more idi…
I just disabled javascript and see no ads whatsoever. No idea what problem gorhill found to solve, but ad blocking seems to be easy.
Yes, if you crush your computer into a cube you won't see ads again either. But people want to keep their computers and block content they don't like, so there's "problems to solve" there.
Re: Google sets burial date for legacy Chrome Extensions, fears for ad-blockers grow
#56This will not cause Chrome to lose market share, it is in fact the exact opposite. The move is _required_ for market share. Castrating extensions prevents average Joe from shooting himself in the foot. It is easy for us to forget how bad most non IT people are with these things. It's OK to have browsers aimed at different markets. I will continue to use Firefox but will not push it to my aging parents for example. I…
Would you like to have random companies tracking your grandma wherever she goes, because of the GPS that's now in every family car?
Would you like supermarkets real-time adjust (=increase by 2ct) the prices on products your grandma usually buys, based on when your grandma's family car is taking the "I'm going shopping" route?
Re: Google sets burial date for legacy Chrome Extensions, fears for ad-blockers grow
#57As someone who is intimately familiar with the Chrome extensions internals and is not employed by a big tech company, I believe most of the changes seem like a step in the right direction.* I've been working towards implementing greater support for Chrome extensions in Electron which has involved reading and interacting with Chromium code [0]. - Using service workers instead of a hidden background webpage is more idi…
I just disabled javascript and see no ads whatsoever. No idea what problem gorhill found to solve, but ad blocking seems to be easy.
I just disconnected my computer from the internet. I don't get any ads at all, now!
Re: Google sets burial date for legacy Chrome Extensions, fears for ad-blockers grow
#58If you don't want to use Firefox (why not?) just use Brave or Edge. Each has its own quirks of course, but it's better than the google cage chrome is. (Undeleteable google cookies? Come on)
Edge is just a Microsoft Cage. It is far and away the worst browser from a privacy standpoint: https://brave.com/popular-browsers-first-run/
Re: Google sets burial date for legacy Chrome Extensions, fears for ad-blockers grow
#59I've always used Chrome but recently I've been trying out Brave and its been quite interesting. I still use chrome, but if they were to remove adblock i'd move for good.
Everyone should use the last bastion of free Web: Firefox. (which is actually pretty great, and I have a way better browsing experience with it that with that chrome monstrosity)
Haven't used Firefox in years, would need to check what's new.
But I've been enjoying Brave. Built in blockers for ads and trackers, built in tor, and a very interesting rewards system to help content creators and honestly, so far I recommend it.
Re: Google sets burial date for legacy Chrome Extensions, fears for ad-blockers grow
#60So my understanding is that both chrome and firefox will eventually switch to manifest v3 and for the most part, this is probably a good thing.
I understand that chrome also wants to remove the API that is used for ad blocking, which is bad.
But apart from that, what is the migration path? Will there be a window when both browsers support both versions?