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FYI I would recommend VeraCrypt over TrueCrypt as development has long been discontinued on the latter, and it has been found to contain serious vulnerabilities.
Also uBlock Origin instead of Adblock Plus - much faster and more trustworthy.
Thanks for posting! This needs to be higher up.
For anyone not using ~~an ad-blocker~~ uBlock Origin, the Dallas Observer's website is an absolute disgrace. Still is disgusting, really, it's just slightly more tolerable sans-advertisements.
E: Added link to the official GitHub for posterity. See my comment below as to why I (and many others, read all the comments!) find uBlock Origin superior to ABP.
This is the number one reason I use ublock origin on all browsers and installs I setup. Just too many malvertising hosts to risk it these days.
edit: specifying the one I use with link
Regarding uBlock Origin, I will repeat here what I just posted on Twitter:
I was contacted in March by one of the researcher regarding the "behind-the-scene" issues (the "AppCache" and "SW" columns in the tables).
As a result, this was fixed in 1.15.20.
uBlock Origin is open source, and offers a ton of better performance on older pcs/laptops.
Source (of my comment and of the app lol):https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock and The screenshot from the chrome page
Look at all these tabs I have open and tell me that it uses a lot of ram.
It helps that I switched from AdBlock Plus to uBlock, which is way faster and uses far less memory, even less than FF with out any ad blocker.
E: I'm agreeing with you, btw.
Sounds like you'd benefit from an ad blocker... https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock#installation
Might not do anything for your views on which sex acts degrade women or not, but it'll at least keep some of the advertising at bay.
EDIT: updated link to uBlock Origin, the one I use and the one I meant to link in the first place.
> The comments from people promoting ublock always seem artificial to me. Like they hired a growth hacking company or something.
Free. Open source. For users by users. GPLv3 license - code is freely available on Github... There is literally nothing to sell.
That said, I would be quite entertained to read what conspiracy, commercial or otherwise, you see in that.
> why there is a ublock.org with its own separate repository?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UBlock#History
>In April 2015, Hill transferred administration of the "uBlock" software repository to Chris Aljoudi[13] who created the site ublock.org. However, in May 2015, Hill announced that he would no longer contribute to the version maintained by Aljoudi, but would continue to develop and maintain only "uBlock Origin", where he retains full control.
Some more info here: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/master/README.md
Ublock uses less resources that adblock
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-vs.-ABP:-efficiency-compared
As for whether that would make a practical impact in your life worth taking the 30 seconds needed to uninstall adp and install ublock origin? Might result in a couple minutes extra battery life on laptops, that's about it.
This is going to be based on Firefox Fennec for Android, so in my opinion, I am better off using the Nightly Firefox or the Beta/Aurora Firefox coupled with uBlock addon made by gorhill. I do not trust ABP developers enough to use a whole browser made by them, same reason why I resent the Ghostery browser.
This change in permission warnings is caused by two things:
uBlock needs to "Change your privacy-related settings" to disable network prediction -- this is to ensure Chrome does not open TCP sockets before uBlock can block them. See: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/About-the-required-permissions#change-your-privacy-related-settings
a new permission system launched in Chrome 44 (current beta) adds the "Read your browsing history" warning to any extension which requests the
tabspermission. See: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/272#issuecomment-107701105
On an unrelated note, don't use ABP as adblocker.
It's actually tracking you, and behind the scenes, enables certain ads. They make revenue from ad networks by shaking them down.
Use a free, open-source ad-blocker & tracker blocker like uBlock Origin.
uBO supports default-deny if you want: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium-mode
The rules can also be set on a per-site basis, i.e. if scripts from a specific 3rd-party domain are needed on one site, the rule can be set only for that site. All rules are temporary by default.
Nice, but i recommend uBlock Origin instead of AdBlock.
Relevant link: https://medium.com/@trybravery/please-stop-using-adblock-but-not-why-you-think-13280e76c8e7
Suit yourself, but the installation is as easy as clicking the download button for the xpi file on https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases
You might have to allow the website to install addons, though.
I think I have to mention ublock origin is the better alternative. It's from the original author from unlock before he leaved ublock and started ublock origin.
Source: ublock origin
There was, as I understand, a kerfuffle between devs. The original creator (gorhill) handed the project off to someone else, who mismanaged it quite severely. It turned out the guy was very young (17) and relatively inexperienced in handling the responsibilities he'd been given, and happened to fuck it up right in the spotlight.
He handled the criticism reasonably well and made appropriate changes per gorhill's requests, but after uBlock Origin was spawned out of this issue by the original creator, users flocked to it as it was guaranteed stick to his vision. uBlock is now a more independent project, free to be updated separately. Gorhill's uBlock Origin is the better one to use, as his vision for the project is what spawned uBlock in the first place and he has stuck by it very firmly.
edit: heavily amended per /u/devlP's criticisms
Some reddit comments made by Chris yesterday on the subject of donations - he seems to be open to sharing donations
https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/33nguy/the_ublock_development_philosophy/cqmlsv1?context=3
http://i.imgur.com/hYc920t.png
also, this commit comments a couple of weeks ago speaks volumes: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/581bc66509e8bf94d65a7ee54ba850116cede3c0#commitcomment-10579649
> Hmm; perhaps I'm misunderstanding expectations? I was allocating time and acting based on presuming a larger "responsibility" of development. > > I apologize if I appeared to have overstepped any boundaries. > > ... > > In other words, if you'd like to take back control of the uBlock repo/project/whatever, I'm not going to say no; it's not a problem.
This is wrong >Completely false. uBlock Origin (and uBlock) does not "trigger" any "ads API" (whatever that is). It prevents network requests from being made according to filter lists so that your browser does not connect to remote servers, period.
If you use uBlock origin be aware there is a bug caused by the latest Firefox update which broke it. See https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases.
I had to go back to the old version linked on that page as re-installing did not fix it.
EDIT: uBlock have now released a fix (reverting to pure webext for now): https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.14.0
Are you using any of the following?
- Avira Antivirus
- Junkware Removal Tool
- SpyHunter 4
OR
- Use an ad blocker
- Don't use those sites. I have them all blocked in the search results (cnet, softonic,tucows,etc.)
- Use chocolatey
> Exempelvis kan man få en uppmaning om att avinstallera sin adblocker, få tillgång till utvalda delar av sajten eller i sämre kvalitet eller så kan publicisterna börja ta betalat av de som använder adblockers.
Så de vill bryta sina sajter och driva mindre trafik till dem. OK.
För att dra till med en anekdot kan jag nämna att lokala nyhetssajten vk.se övergavs ganska snabbt när de stoppade majoriteten av artiklarna bakom en betalvägg. Visst var det obekvämt att radera adressen ur fingrarnas muskelminne, men till slut blev det regionalnyheterna på SVT som fick steppa upp istället.
Så länge nyhetssajter vägrar ta ansvar för vilka annonser de levererar till min dator (läs: hämtar dem från en domän de inte kontrollerar) och reklam fortsätter vara en av, om inte den största, attackvektorn för skadlig mjukvara, kommer mina adblockers fortsätta vara installerade.
Edit: såklart även https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
Due to Chrome 45+ regression bug. Workaround:
- Open a new tab.
- Type
chrome://appsin the address bar. - Remove YouTube app (right-click, Remove from Chrome...).
- Restart the browser.
It's not unique to Adblock. Even the almighty uBlock Origin is suffering from these issues.
Regarding the numerous complaints about "Youtube ads": It's a new Chrome 45+ bug.
Workaround to restore uBlock Origin's ability to block Youtube ads, as found by a user: - Open a new tab - Type "chrome://apps" in the address bar (without quotes) - Remove "Youtube" app - Reference: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/675#issuecomment-137957141
tl;dr switch to firefox
~~I find interesting that the example I gave in that comment back then is no longer affected by the artificial delay -- they apparently removed the delay for that page.~~ (Never mind, I had a lingering forgotten cosmetic filter foiling the delay) Here is a non-modified one: https://www.ampstart.com/. The delay is by design, it will be there for AMP pages for which 3rd-party ampproject.org is blocked.
The new master JavaScript switch in the next stable release of uBO will take care of that artifical delay for those who are blocking ampproject.org specifically or 3rd-party scripts in general: the new JS switch causes noscript tags to be honoured and when these are honoured the artificial delay is not present.
This is wrong >Completely false. uBlock Origin (and uBlock) does not "trigger" any "ads API" (whatever that is). It prevents network requests from being made according to filter lists so that your browser does not connect to remote servers, period.
I don't think they are suing them just for being an adblocker. It seems like they are suing them for being an adblocker and charging ad companies money to be off the block list. That's the "unlawful business model".
Adblocker here is acting like a bunch of gangsters taking up the bridge, and not allowing anyone to pass unless they pay up. Personally, I'm glad this has finally come back to bite Adblocker in the ass.
EDIT: I recommend uBlock, it has just come out, and it apparently uses much fewer resources than Adblock and Adblock Plus on either Chrome or Firefox. Using it right now and it works well.
there's nothing illegal about blocking ads or downloading videos.
distributing the videos you have downloaded afterwards may run afoul of various copyright laws depending on the videos themselves and where you are, but downloading a video to your computer for offline viewing is perfectly legal.
also, regarding ads, companies are not entitled to do whatever they want with your computer simply because you visited their website. you have control over what happens on your network.
one-click youtube downloading: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube_downloader_webx (i'm sure there's a chrome equivalent)
easy, fast adblocking: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock (scroll down to "installation")
uBlock (use the origin version) uses less memory and is faster. It also blocks stuff more effectively ^^[citation ^^needed]
source: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-vs.-ABP:-efficiency-compared
> Both catch the same amount and do the exact same thing, actually.
They don't do exactly the same thing, though uBO could be seen as a mere replacement of ABP, technically speaking "the exact same thing" is no longer accurate.
- The "ad catching" part is implemented differently in uBO: this gives uBO the ability to catch ads which will go through with ABP (example: try tweaktown.com on a Chromium-based browser).
- uBO extends the filter syntax to gain ability to block inline scripts, popunders, ability to override exception filters, block wholesale document (to prevent any connections to a remote server), hyperlink auditing/beacons, etc.
- uBO has built-in scriptlet injection: this makes it able to natively work against anti-blockers.
- uBO is able to redirect blocked scripts (or any resource) to a neutered version: this makes it less likely to break web pages.
- uBO 1.7.0+ is able to catch websocket connections on Chromium-based browser (through companion extension): this allows to catch and block ads otherwise not blocked by ABP (example: opensubtitles.org)
- Point-and-click dynamic filtering allows to use uBlock as a replacement for RequestPolicy/NoScript.
Ad blockers like uBlock origin let you subscribe to lists that also include malware sites. Plus, just the pure ad block itself blocks a lot of stuff - you may want to consider not turning it off even in anonymous browsing mode because if you have the choice of whom you trust more, random porn sites or uBlock Origin (which also is "open source" software), I'd go with the latter :-)
uBlock origin readme:
> uBlock Origin is NOT an "ad blocker": it is a wide-spectrum blocker -- which happens to be able to function as a mere "ad blocker". The default behavior of uBlock Origin when newly installed is to block ads, trackers and malware sites -- through EasyList, EasyPrivacy, Peter Lowe’s ad/tracking/malware servers, various lists of malware sites, and uBlock Origin's own filter lists.
(emphasis added)
Also uses less CPU time. It being less intensive means pages load faster. Also means you're using less power, so if you're on a battery powered device it will last longer.
scroll to the bottom, look at that list...
> ublock.org
> uBlock Origin is completely unrelated to the web site ublock.org
> Why don't you accept donations?
> "ublock vs. ublock origin" Hacker News discussion
> "ublock vs. ublock origin" Reddit discussion
> "Stop accepting donations, or explain where the money are going to!" issues in uBlock repository (Archived copy: http://archive.is/hygmD)
> Privacy Tool uBlock (NOT uBlock Origin) Adds User Tracking Feature
> "Implement Stats data capture feature" - commit in uBlock repository (Archived copy: http://archive.is/1F80E)
I don't, I haven't signed any agreement that says that I will fund their work through advertisement. I am choosing what my browser will show and advertisements are not what I prefer to view.
Ublock Origin's manifesto sums it up pretty well
> 1. The user decides what web content is acceptable or not in their browser.
> The uBlock project does not support Adblock Plus' "Acceptable Ads Manifesto", because the "Acceptable Ads" marketing campaign is really the business plan of a for-profit entity.
> Users are best placed to know what is or is not acceptable to them. uBlock's sole purpose is to give users the means to enforce their own choices.
> Guys make sure you get ublock origin and not ublock. There is a difference
What exactly is that difference? I need an ad-block solution that supports Safari (for reasons), and Origin doesn't support Safari. uBlock supports it, and the non-Plus AdBlock supports it last I checked. Right now, I'm using the non-Origin uBlock, but I'm still looking (and hoping).
Check out /u/chrisfully and the /r/programming thread for the other side of the story. (Ctrl-F for his username.) (EDIT: Looks like the account was shadowbanned, not deleted, so now we wonder what he did to get shadowbanned. The plot thickens.)
Chris outright offered to give back the repo, and offered to change attribution, and gorhill never responded. In the /r/programming thread he seems to be asking people what they want, and how to hand things back.
This whole thing looks miscommunication with a shitload of internet drama poured on top. I don't think anyone in the comments here should be calling Chris a weasel or a thief or a "money-grabbing charlatan", before we know exactly what is really happening. (Notice that nowhere in the gorhill post does he mention actually trying to talk to Chris and get an actual explanation.)
If you haven't been using an ad blocker, now is the time:
source: uBlock Origin
chrome add-on
firefox add-on
I use Reddit Enhancement Suite - r/Enhancement/
...and use a third-party reddit mobile app (pro-versions):
I use /r/redditsync, but a lot of people like r/slideforreddit/.
Freezing the browser tab, increasing the CPU temperature, increasing the speed (and loudness) of the CPU fan, wasting precious energy from the device battery…
What's next? Multi-threaded infinite loops to completely overload all CPU cores? Intentional memory leaks to increase the RAM usage and force the OS to use swap and thus trashing the system? And why the hell am I giving ~~bad~~ ~~shitty~~ asshole ideas out loud like this?!
As a user, you can use uBlock Origin to block all scripts (even inline ones) from the website. You can also just not visit that website.
Gorhill is the originator and more trustworthy. uBlock is now run by someone else who he collaborated with for a bit, who's now asking for donations and allows some ads. Gorhill always refused donations. You might want to compare their github pages:
uBlock had features removed after the fork (per-site switches), and uBlock Origin had some added. I've been using it since it was HTTP Switchboard and don't see reason to change to this other guy.
Edit: Apparently Chris basically claimed ownership of uBlock at the same time he started taking donations, removing credit to gorhill.
Edit again: facts.
There's a lot of drama surrounding uBlock/uBlock Origin. If you'd rather not get dragged into that drama, I recommend reading an explanation from gorhill (creator of the uBlock, who is now maintaining uBlock Origin) on why he chose to step down and later create a sibling project.
Long story short, projects have different goals and different development models:
- uBlock is trying to be as simple as possible, requiring minimal user involvement and configuration.
They are working on the website that will be a landing page for uBlock, will explain what it is and how to get it (currently it looks like this). They are also working on making sure that uBlock works in all major browsers.
Current uBlock maintainer, Chris, asks for donations to support development. It is a fairly common practice in open-source community, but some people see malicious intent in Chris' actions.
- uBlock Origin is focusing on performance first and is aimed for more advanced users. They target latest Firefox and Chrome only. Official "home" for uBlock Origin is it's source code repository on GitHub.
For gorhill, uBlock Origin is just a hobby, so he doesn't accept donations and thinks that they are better forwarded to ad filters creators and maintainers (which actually tell uBlock and uBlock Origin what to hide).
There was some miscommunication during uBlock project ownership transition, but both projects are collaborating now and developers are not at war as you might think from reading comments here. If you do not need Safari support or advanced blocking options, both plugins will work equally fine.
(1) Chrome has a built-in pop-up blocker which is sufficient.
(2) uBlock Origin is technically superior to ABP, as shown on https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode, but that doesn't make ABP users idiots. If anything, most of them simply don't know a better product exists. uBO is faster and more reliable when it comes to blocking. ABP slows down browsing, and doesn't protect against tracking and lots of ads in default mode. That is because ABP makes money off you, while uBO is on your side. ABP also doesn't protect against malvertising, because malware domains aren't blocked and potentially dangerous scripts could still be injected into your browser. ABP is a wolf in sheep's clothing.
(3) uBlock Origin works out of the box, but can be manually optimized for personal use. It is already a very excellent blocker in default mode, but it's always a good idea to go through the list of filters and activate the privacy and ad related lists.
There are countless people who know how to check network activity. You can reasonably assume that someone would have raised alarm if it was sending content that you load to some mysterious server.
Plus uBlock origin is open-source, so you can compile it yourself if you so wish. It's as good a guarantee of privacy that you can get from a piece of software, and what we should be pushing for.
Use ublock origin.
ublock got hijacked by one guy who is not doing much to further develop it. The original developer is doing great work to further develop it under the name ublock origin.
Find it here: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
EDIT: When the fork happened a few weeks ago the new maintainer was taking full credit for creating ublock on his personal website. Seems they've resolved their differences since as you can read here: https://chrismatic.io/ublock/faq/
here's some testing, https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/%C2%B5Block-vs.-ABP:-efficiency-compared
here's a counterargument: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Counterarguments#who-care-about-efficiency-i-have-8-gb
> molto famosa anche l'alternativa uBlock.
Attenzione al link, l'alternativa famosa è uBlock Origin, la storia a riguardo è nel primo blocco di testo o qui.
Try qBittorrent for BitTorrent, it's open source, simple to use and very reliable in my experience. For ad blocking, use uBlock Origin - it's pretty much the fastest ad blocker out there, and it works on both Firefox and Chrome. You can find people to play with via Steam groups/game forums; there are also subreddits dedicated to finding groups, both game agnostic (/r/playdate) and game specific (/r/dota2pubs). What do you want a proxy for?
Here is the word on why they added the new permissions
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/About-the-required-permissions
TL;DR it's to help you, not harm you or steal your info. uBlock is still safe and good to use
Both of these extensions are closed source and collects your private information, including your visited URLs. Also why Stands Fair Adblocker requires e-mail? And both of these websites looks fishy. So no thanks, I will keep my hands of these spywares.
uBlock Origin is the best adblocker.
If you haven't been using an ad blocker, now is the time:
source: uBlock Origin
chrome add-on
firefox addon-on
I use Reddit Enchantment Suite - r/Enhancement/
...and use a third-party reddit mobile app (pro-versions):
I use /r/redditsync, but a lot of people like r/slideforreddit/.
All executed uBO code after the data migration at first install is pure webext. The pure webext version, available in the Releases section is exactly the same code, except without the legacy data migration part at first install.
They run on the same lists (it points to the same URL) but ublock origin uses less resources.
UO also includes more 3rd party lists by default that you can enable to do other things like stop tracking or get around anti adblock scripts.
See: https://i.imgur.com/vPHgF3v.gif for a list of 3rd party filters you can select.
There is a breakdown on their page of performance (scroll down) https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
and from a 3rd party site (in case you think the above site are fudging the numbers) https://www.raymond.cc/blog/10-ad-blocking-extensions-tested-for-best-performance/view-all/
Please stop spreading the "it pings the ad server so your content creators get credit as if you've actually seen the ad" bullshit.
From uBlock Origin's github page:
> Looks like I still need to dispel that other myth: I've seen in many places lately the following assertion[3]: > > > ublock blocks ads just like adblock plus, but triggers the ads API to think it got viewed
> Completely false. uBlock Origin (or uBlock) does not "trigger" any "ads API" (whatever that is). It prevents network requests from being made according to filter lists so that your browser does not connect to remote servers, period.
> its kinda difficult to compare
Hence why uBO-Scope. It measures the result of the blockers, it does not need to know about what filter lists MWB uses. I've shown in the past how the badge count on a blocker is not that meaningful: what is really meaningful is what was not blocked, and it may happen that a blocker shows a higher blocked requests count and yet it blocked less.
Neither "chrismatic" nor his site has anything to do with uBlock Origin. uBlock Origin's primary developer is Canadian and accepts no monetary contributions for his efforts. The software is not represented by any corporation.
The following text is on the Readme of the uBlock Origin github page:
>BEWARE! uBlock Origin is COMPLETELY UNRELATED to the web site ublock.org
just as a warning. They only commented it out.
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/937
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blame/master/assets/ublock/badware.txt
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Badware-risks#sourceforgenet-probation
Yes! AdBlock Plus ~~Pro~~ has basically extorted companies into giving them money in exchange for a whitelist of their ads. Here's a good article that goes into more details.
uBlock Origin is the way to go.
Methodologies if you want to do the comparisons yourself:
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-and-others%3A-Blocking-ads%2C-trackers%2C-malwares
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Firefox-version:-benchmarking-memory-footprint
However, all you have to do is run uBlock Origin yourself to notice much less resources are used.
For cross-browser use I opt for UBlock/UBlock Origin. They're both lightweight and neither developer seems to be doing any data collection or scammy stuff if they did have your data. Note: Only uBlock has official support for a Safari extension. As for the difference between the two, its mostly political and technical. Both in my experience are extremely efficient and well made blockers.
That in conjunction with Privacy Badger from the EFF, I have about as transparent and lightweight a tracker-blocking setup as I can get on Firefox and Chrome (no Safari support unfortunately).
Hope this helps!
What would Gorhill say to that?
Have a thought for the maintainers of the various lists. These lists are everything. This can't be emphasized enough. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Why-don't-you-accept-donations%3F
"Most"... Not possible:
- FindBar Tweak: needs lots of extra APIs before it even becomes remotely possible.
- GreaseMonkey: I probably need to clarify here. GM can do some things that TamperMonkey can't. Read the design document for the rewrite to WE to find them. I'm not sure in how far these are fundamental problems or can be fixed, though. I suppose most of these features are not fundamental either, but I wanted to mention it anyway.
- Stylish: can't change the Firefox interface itself.
- CTR: is disabled, but he probably only did that to show the "Legacy" buttons (they don't appear with CTR enabled).
- ProfileSwitcher: got force-disabled, so I suppose he also uses it ;) I don't think this is possible with WebExtensions either (yet?).
So that's 6 out of 12 (I'm ignoring the disabled add-on compatibility reporter here; 5 if you don't count GreaseMonkey). Maybe in a literal sense, that's "most", yes, since over half of their add-ons can be ported. But it does sound like a stretch, when it's not even 60%.
And I'm not even counting the extra features uBlock Origin has in Firefox, such as inline script filtering. Chrome can't do it, and chances are that WebExtensions won't, either.
- Use an ad-blocker. You should be using one anyway, because it makes the internet safer, faster and less annoying and improves privacy. I recommend ublock Origin (chrome - firefox).
- Complain in /r/ads. Reddit ads have subreddit filtering, so they should be able to prevent showing the ads on /r/vegan.
uBlock Origin is better. Adblock Plus is a great example of how consumers are slow at changing their mind once they've decided on a product. Adblock Plus is a business, and takes money from advertisers for letting some harmless ads through (acceptable ads). uBlock Origin is ~~open source~~ (they both are), lightweight and more reliable.
Edit: uBlock Origin on Github
That's the literal official explanation. But this is KiA - if you believe official explanations about anything, you're bound to get downvoted to hell and back.
Edit: This is the official solution(s).
If re-installing 1.3.10 over current installation does not work, try un-installing first then re-install 1.13.10. Apparently, some people had better luck when un-installing first. To be safe, re-start Firefox before re-installing. If this does not work, than falling back to 1.13.8 is the last resort option.
The issue is inside Firefox, specific to embedded webextensions, which is what uBO 1.13.10 is. The issue is reportedly fixed in Firefox 56.
Yes, there are measurements under different use cases on the GitHub and in previous reddit threads about it. Explanation is a bit technical but also on the GitHub and previous discussions - basically, it's not adding enormous stylesheets to every DOM like ABP does.
FYI, the site linked is not ublock origins site. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock is the correct site Here is the reason you shouldn’t use plain ublock (tldr the ublock maintainer removed credit from the original author and is more business driven)
Take a look at this page to help get an idea: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode
Medium mode is generally considered to be the best of both worlds - usability and security.
- Doesn't sell your browsing data
- Doesn't accept payment to let some ads through
- Less resource intensive (CPU, load times, RAM)
- Provides Wide Spectrum Blocking
Yeah, uBlock (non-origin version) is set up by a no talent hack who spends time passing off others work as his own so he can make shitty icons and try get donation money so he can buy iPads.
uBlock (Origin) by Raymond "gorhill" Hill is the original project, the original developer and he actively maintains it with actual changes.
Adblock and ABP has been such a sell out lately. Their whitelist of "trusted ads" was the last straw for me. I was using ABE for awhile, but then I found uBlock origin. Truly the best!
Interesting, because this test claims otherwise. Do you have additional filter lists loaded in ABP?
This gets spread on reddit a lot, but its not true. The Author even addressed this in the description:
>I've seen in many places lately the following assertion (example):
>>ublock blocks ads just like adblock plus, but triggers the ads API to think it got viewed
>Completely false. uBlock Origin (and uBlock) does not "trigger" any "ads API" (whatever that is). It prevents network requests from being made according to filter lists so that your browser does not connect to remote servers, period.
I use firefox with the vimperator plugin and µblock. Somehow I feel that the default keybindings in firefox are slugish while the vimperator keystrokes are snappy.
You have to enable advanced user mode. You can do that from the Settings tab in uBlock Origin's dashboard.
Here's an explanation on how to use dynamic filtering:
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering:-quick-guide
If you use uBlock Origin, you can turn on Anti-Adblock Killer in the options. Here's another way to enable it if you use something else.
Some small tips:
You can always install the latest version by using a link like https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/ublock-origin/.
You can also add dictionaries with the same method, e.g. https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/german-dictionary-de_de-for-sp/.
Also, uBlock can be configured with your local block list as explained here.
Did you try to restart Firefox? It's as if uBO's content scripts are not being injected. I am not seeing any such issue being raised elsewhere with uBO (neither during the dev build phase) and it works all fine on my side.
Look at the browser console (ctrl-shift-j) to see if there is anything that could be related to your issue.
Edit: looking more at your symptoms, it's as if you disabled cosmetic filtering -- I get the exact same result as in your IMDB screenshot when I disable cosmetic filtering, and picker/zapper not working when cosmetic filtering is disabled is still an open issue.
You should also use an Adblocker to block most of the malware sites before they can even connect to your PC, uBlock Origin is generally considered the best for that purpose.
Etwas grob aber das hier in die Filterliste packen tut es:
http://code.bildstatic.de/*core.js
Edit: Das macht Videos kaputt und haut auch jQuery raus... zum Artikel lesen reicht es wohl, aber sonst dürfte da ziemlich viel kaputt gehen. Mal sehen - irgendwem wird schon was gutes einfallen.
Edit2: Ich werd gleich mal für uBlock Origin spenden! Ich liebe die Jungs: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/911ea2f85e3fb5894d9fa62dc6e45df9e68116da
uh, I can't find that ublock.org referenced anywhere in the ublock addon or it's actual websites. It actually might be a malware/scam site
edit: actually, it IS referenced here https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/
> BEWARE! uBlock Origin is (and has always been) COMPLETELY UNRELATED to the web site ublock.org.
so, the addon and blocklist working as intended.
Absolutely yes. It has a slight edge in performance and is massively ahead regarding its syntax features & compatibility.
Path dependencies keep eyeos extensions (Adblock Plus & Adblock) alive.
Just make sure you install the right version, not some scam or half-hearted fork:
Obligatory "Did you mean": uBlock Origin is the one to get, not uBlock. The latter is technically the original (despite the names), but it's practically malware at this point. UO is the way to go.
On top of that, Adblock is open source and there is also a better alternative, ublock. The author of this so called blog post have no clue what he is talking about.
If you're not using µBlock already it's time to change. Far more lightweight and no 'pay and we'll put you on a 'good advertisers' whitelist'.
Chrome(ium):
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/%C2%B5block/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm?hl=en
Opera/Firefox/Safari versions:
Keep in mind that this is still a privacy subreddit, not an actual facebook hate subreddit.
Cosmetic filtering has absolutely zero to do with privacy.
edit: I don't have the slightest clue why this might be controversial.
To quote gorhill, the developer of uBlock Origin on the issue of cosmetic filtering:
> They have no value privacy-wise, it is essentially to make web page look better by removing unwanted content, which usually cannot be blocked using network filters.
Används Firefox - Gå till about:config och ändra media.autoplay.enabled till false. Det är möjligt att detta kan få vissa oväntade sidoeffekter, men det bör stoppa all form av autoplay.
Används nån Chromium variant så leta reda på nåt tillägg. Har dock märkt att många av dessa inte fungerar till 100%.
Är du en avancerad användare så kan du alltid blockera JavaScript. Vitlista när du vill se en video eller när sidan inte fungerar korrekt. Det bästa är att stoppa specifika skripts och tredjepart från att över huvudtaget starta och skicka förfrågningar. Detta kräver en hel del kunskap om hur webben fungerar. Det positiva är att webben blir betydligt mindre bloatad. Till exempel uBlock Origin i "medium mode", eller som jag själv föredrar - "hard mode". Så om du vill se en video så får du leta reda på domänerna som videospelaren kräver för att fungera och sätta en lokal noop regel på dessa.
Do we really need to call it "hijacking" when original maintainer willingly transferred ownership and specifically doesn't want to deal with it?
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/130
Chris keeps trying to either give the back or have gorhill decide what would be best, but gorhill never gives a proper reply. It must be frustrating for Chris having to deal with such a complete lack of open communication.
He ought to close the main repo, fork Origin, and solely publish for Safari. There's no reason he should have to get so much scorn just because gorhill is acting borderline autistic.
Are you thinking of Adblock Plus?
uBlock is open source and the block lists used are completely up to the user.
Here is uBlock's manifesto: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/master/MANIFESTO.md
uBlock <em>Origin</em> is the one you want.
The other uBlock (which exists at "ublock.org") is a clone of uBlock Origin, except the guy that cloned it put a donate button to himself on the website.
Can I recommend Ublock Origin?
Adblock and Ublock do backroom deals with Google to whitelist sites. Ublock Origin, a fork of Ublock, was created in protest to this behaviour and is relatively safe (for now).
Correct, uBlock Origin is currently the preferred choice if you need an adblocker.
AdBlock Edge (a fork of Adblock+) is pretty good, but uses too much RAM, Firefox released an update a week or two ago that mitigated some of the resource hogging, but uBlock Origin is still faster and better.
You can download the latest version of uBlock over at their gitHub page: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases
Yea... I personally would have just disabled issues since most of them were related to 3rd party filters. Looking at Gorhill's contribution stats is just mindboggling, as he was the creator of half a dozen very popular projects.
But now he's transferred the project to Chris who doesn't have a single popular project, and the first thing Chris does is add a bunch of donation buttons. Not a good thing IMO, if anything it should have gone to Deathamns, who at least maintains the Imagus project as well, and seems to have far more experience doing plugin design.
Fortunately Gorhill's 'fork' still does FF builds with bug fixes that are ahead of Chris's already (shocking), and don't have all the buttons asking for donations.
If enough of us star Gorhill's uBlock project, we might be able to bump it up in google's rankings.
Edit: Issues are disabled on Gorhill's fork, so there's that
If you're using Adblock Plus, that's because they started allowing ads to pay them to get through the filter. Anyone can get their ads through Adblock Plus now, if they want to (and have the money).
I highly Recommend uBlock. I've been using it for a couple months now. It uses less resources than Adblock, lets absolutely nothing through (unless whitelisted by you) and has an interface similar to adblock. I haven't found a single downside yet.
Plus it's open source!
You probably have a specific reason to still use noscript, so I ain't judgin. I used to be a huge fan.
But if you're interested, these days I use (and highly recommend) µBlock. It covers what you'd get from ghostery/adp/noscript, but outperforms them in both terms of privacy and local memory/cpu. It's config-jank-free, and pretty much perfect out of the box (with the best filter lists), but easy to extend/configure if you're so inclined.
I know I'm preaching to the choir but the internet has evolved remarkably over the past 10 (and especially in this context, 5) years. Yada yada web platform/browser tech has moved on from rendering served documents to become a legit rich application environment. There are obviously some situations where a whitelist/exception-based policy are helpful, like when you're out on an SVR spy mission but you gotta email your mom back, but you'll be on Tails anyways and "experiencing the richness of the modern web" is less of a concern than "getting a webpage to load sometime today" over Tor. Outside of that, the idea that html5/javascript is inherently bad (or even somewhat commonly bad) is totally false.
I don't know why I just wrote all of that. TL;DR Check out µBlock
>Is there something wrong with abp
Some people don't like their Acceptable Ads program.
>there were any advantages either way
uBlock Origin has a much lesser hit on performance than ABP.
uBlock Origin:
I switched after I discovered Google pays Adblock Plus to be allowed through their filters.
I really like that I can add custom filters as well, living in the UK I get a crazy number of cookie warnings and a filter in uBlock Origin makes them all go away. Bliss.