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uBlock Origin Lite now available for Safari

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Re: uBlock Origin Lite now available for Safari

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Post by dialup_sounds »

kovariantenkak wrote: post #5

From the permissions in Safari: > Web Page Contents and Browsing History - Can read and alter sensitive information on web pages, including passwords, phone numbers and credit cards, and see your browsing history on the current tab's web page when you use the extension. What does it mean for me to use the extension? Am I using it if it is installed?

Reading and altering content on web pages is the purpose of the extension.

Re: uBlock Origin Lite now available for Safari

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Post by Squarex »

frou_dh wrote: post #9

I've been puzzled reading previous discussions about Safari where people acted as if it doesn't have good ad-blocking, just because the brand name extension they're familiar with wasn't available. There has been very good ad-blocking available on Safari for a long time (both macOS and iOS) using for example AdGuard.

For privacy aware people it can be important that an open source and well trusted extension is available.

Re: uBlock Origin Lite now available for Safari

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Post by kovariantenkak »

donohoe wrote: post #8
kovariantenkak wrote: post #5

From the permissions in Safari: > Web Page Contents and Browsing History - Can read and alter sensitive information on web pages, including passwords, phone numbers and credit cards, and see your browsing history on the current tab's web page when you use the extension. What does it mean for me to use the extension? Am I using it if it is installed?

Installation is the first step, then you must enable it. If you go to safari settings and enable it there, then you are using it.

And then am I using it if I'm loading the extension by interacting with it? Because simply enabling it will not give it access to the webpage.

Re: uBlock Origin Lite now available for Safari

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Post by TheSilva »

I have been using the version published in Testflight for quite a while now and I must say I haven't seen much difference from my previous setup (Firefox Focus configured as the ad blocking provider in Safari settings)

But, given their record on providing excellent software and features, I am so happy to switch to them and to see what they are capable of in the future!

Re: uBlock Origin Lite now available for Safari

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Post by kovariantenkak »

dialup_sounds wrote: post #13
kovariantenkak wrote: post #5

From the permissions in Safari: > Web Page Contents and Browsing History - Can read and alter sensitive information on web pages, including passwords, phone numbers and credit cards, and see your browsing history on the current tab's web page when you use the extension. What does it mean for me to use the extension? Am I using it if it is installed?

Reading and altering content on web pages is the purpose of the extension.

That does not answer the question in any way. Especially, since it claims to use zero CPU when active and because iOS ad blocking works differently.
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