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Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin

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Re: Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin

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Post by metalliqaz »

aerovistae wrote: post #14

Used to love google, for many many years. Slowly starting to despise them, though. It's different for everyone, but for me it started with this gmail redesign that made the product so slow it's almost worthless to me. And worst of all is I feel like there isn't even a good competing service to switch to. And now Chrome...

The comments in the linked thread don't really go into why this change was made, but I think Google deserves the benefit of the doubt that the proposal was made in an effort to improve other aspects of the browser (speed or maintainability, for example)

Re: Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin

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Post by lern_too_spel »

dwighttk wrote: post #22
lettergram wrote: post #8

Well, highly recommend Firefox. Works great after the updates last year and even use it on mobile. It bothers me that iOS doesn’t support addons to Firefox mobile. But on Android you can even install ublock origin

iOS might not support Firefox addons, but you can use a system wide ad block app with Firefox.

The "system wide adblock" on iOS has the same restrictions as this new Chrome extension system. It does not support the extension API that uBlock Origin uses.

https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Ge...

Re: Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin

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Post by abtinf »

I started using uMatrix full-time about a year ago. At first, I was shocked by how much traffic it would block - sometimes dozens of tracking domains. I didn't understand the sheer scale of the tracking industry.

Losing the full efficacy of uBlock and uMatrix is a deal-breaker - not just for Chrome, but many other Google services. That such a proposal is even being considered is stunning and causes me to reconsider Google's reputation.

Re: Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin

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Post by russley »

kiwijamo wrote: post #7
kabwj wrote: post #5

I hope they don’t go on with this... I really don’t want to go back to Firefox.

Recent versions have improved hugely. Have you tried them?

Not OC, but I honestly have consistent window rendering issues with Firefox on Windows 10's Tablet Mode.

Re: Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin

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Post by tivert »

kabwj wrote: post #20
kiwijamo wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Recent versions have improved hugely. Have you tried them?

I don’t trust the Mozilla Corporation. Putting ads on my home page a few weeks ago was the last straw. But if Google does this, that’ll be almost worse. https://venturebeat.com/2018/12/31/mozilla-ad-on-firefoxs-ne... It’s funny when you think of it, now both browsers want to shove ads down my throat. I hate the modern internet.

> I don’t trust the Mozilla Corporation. Putting ads on my home page a few weeks ago was the last straw.

I have my Firefox homepage set to a blank page and see nothing of the sort.

Because of your comment, I temporarily set my homepage back to "Firefox Home," but didn't see any ads. Just a a few recommended news articles.

Re: Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin

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Post by sixothree »

aerovistae wrote: post #14

Used to love google, for many many years. Slowly starting to despise them, though. It's different for everyone, but for me it started with this gmail redesign that made the product so slow it's almost worthless to me. And worst of all is I feel like there isn't even a good competing service to switch to. And now Chrome...

I think for most people, their image of Google was formed when gmail was released. Most mail providers offered mailboxes 10MB in size and Google upends all of that offering "free" mailboxes 1000MB. Respect for their command of technology formed with every product.

Then people started to realize Google only introduces products that collect data in a new way from its other products. If it can't survive that test then it doesn't exist. Ugh.

Re: Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin

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Post by xkapastel »

I don't think I can go back to the internet without uBO+uMatrix.

On a related note, why doesn't Chrome for Android have extensions? I get the sense it's because it was more strategic to ban extensions entirely than to allow ad blocking on mobile.

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