gorhill/uBlock on Hacker News

…many privacy protecting extensions disable it, because it can leak private information [0]. [0] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Prevent-WebRTC-from-l...

comment by dmos62 · 2019-11-04 · in ShareDrop – P2P File Transfer Using WebRTC

…user-friendly approach for whoever wants to experiment with toggling on/off JavaScript easily. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Per-site-switches#no-...

comment by gorhill · 2019-10-27 · in Panopticlick

…and NewPipe[1] on Android. Not 100% sure what I'll do about the latter when I switch to iOS. [0] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock [1] https://newpipe.schabi.org/

comment by JadoJodo · 2019-10-21 · in NordVPN confirms it was hacked

Are you really browsing without uBlock Origin? Yikes. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by jessaustin · 2019-09-26 · in Kik, once valued at $1B, is to be closed

…ads). Some other effect is at work here, it's probably just random network latency differences. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Doesn't-uBlock-Origin...

comment by bscphil · 2019-09-24 · in Show HN: A website speed test tool to compare uBlock Origin with plain Chrome

…Origin replaces some third-party scripts with empty (noop) functions or otherwise sterilized APIs. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Resources-Library

comment by dictum · 2019-09-21 · in Apple neutered ad blockers in Safari, and users didn't say a thing

…allowed. And I'm aware PiHole is just DNS filtering, but an extra layer of blocking is useful. 1. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering

comment by ivl · 2019-09-20 · in Explanation of the state of uBlock Origin and other blockers for Safari

…sometimes does) inject arbitrary scripts into the page. They can it "scriptlets", see this link: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax#... . You can see some usages in the "uBlock Filters" filter list included with…

comment by sigotirandolas · 2019-09-20 · in Explanation of the state of uBlock Origin and other blockers for Safari

…time of writing, only works partially on mobile, and may break some edge cases I don't use :) [1]: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax

comment by DCKing · 2019-09-20 · in Explanation of the state of uBlock Origin and other blockers for Safari

uBlock Origin is completely free and open source. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/ It's a very popular project on GitHub with many developers scrutinizing any changes to the codebase. Fears of uBlock Origin being a "security or privacy…

comment by commoner · 2019-09-20 · in Explanation of the state of uBlock Origin and other blockers for Safari

…because it allows people to pay for memberships, but all the others seem superfluous. [1]: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-hard-m...

comment by latexr · 2019-08-27 · in Privacy Fundamentalism

…when it comes to what is blocked or not, and also there is a difference due to policy[2]. * * * [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax [2] https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/j5zk8y/why-your-ad-blocke...

comment by gorhill · 2019-08-24 · in Ask HN: What's the best setup for ad blocking and tracker blocking?

…https://malwaretips.com/threads/ublock0rigin-in-medium-mode-... [2]: Blocking mode: medium mode https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium...

comment by XzetaU8 · 2019-08-24 · in Ask HN: What's the best setup for ad blocking and tracker blocking?

…limited use to you though if you also use stylus' themes, as it won't let you remove an extension. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax#...

comment by zaphodbeblebrox · 2019-08-24 · in Ask HN: What's the best setup for ad blocking and tracker blocking?

More info here: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering:-qu...

comment by toupeira · 2019-08-24 · in Ask HN: What's the best setup for ad blocking and tracker blocking?

uBlock Origin goes a long way to mitigating such behaviours: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/ But I agree that this level of privacy invasion should be illegal.

comment by jmngomes · 2019-08-23 · in I Visited 49 Sites. Hundreds of Trackers Followed Me

Correct. More information from the source: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-is-comp...

comment by Operyl · 2019-08-02 · in ‘Just four dudes’: Inside EasyList, a community-run ad-blocking list

Indeed: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Why-don't-you-accept-...

comment by stuartd · 2019-08-02 · in Google and Mozilla are failing to support browser extension developers

…having to enable advanced mode, by using the per-site JavaScript master switch.[1] * * * [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Per-site-switches#no-...

comment by gorhill · 2019-07-28 · in Adblocking: How about Nah?

Medium blocking mode can help in sites like TechRadar https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium...

comment by XzetaU8 · 2019-07-23 · in Forget Windows, Linux or macOS: Try These Alternative Operating Systems

…If you haven't already switched, please install and encourage others to install uBlock Origin: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by k1m · 2019-07-11 · in Taboola, Outbrain and the Chum Supply Chain

…bot activity on any kind of vps or vpn netblock than there is on typical residential netblocks. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Prevent-WebRTC-from-l...

comment by harshreality · 2019-07-06 · in VPN owners: 97 VPN products run by 23 companies

…the time to appreciate uBlock Origin's advanced mode, since 3rd party JS is blacklisted by default https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Advanced-user-feature...

comment by alinspired · 2019-06-28 · in Why is Stack Overflow trying to start audio?

Raymond outlines his reasons for refusing donations on the ublock wiki, if anyone is curious: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Why-don't-you-accept-... One thing he (rightfully) points out is that the real power of ad-blocking…

comment by Qub3d · 2019-06-27 · in Reinventing Firefox for Android

…add support for synchronising settings. For example, uBlock Origin supports Firefox Sync: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Cloud-storage

comment by auscompgeek · 2019-06-23 · in Give Firefox a chance

…it. Most websites break on first visit, which makes me more aware of all the extraneous crap. [1]: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-hard-m...

comment by latexr · 2019-06-20 · in Vivaldi 2.6

uBlock is an unmaintained fork of uBlock Origin: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-is-comp... If it's in the App Store, it's not even a fork, it's just some piece of software using the "uBlock" name.

comment by Marsymars · 2019-06-17 · in uBlock Origin 1.20

…actually still maintaining a Firefox-legacy version, latest release just a couple of weeks ago: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/firefox-legac...

comment by icebraining · 2019-06-17 · in uBlock Origin 1.20

Yes https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/firefox-legac... and here's the uBlock Origin Updater https://addons.palemoon.org/addon/ublock0-updater/

comment by XzetaU8 · 2019-06-17 · in uBlock Origin 1.20

…way the requests are modified is statically verifiable. That sure sounds more secure to me. [0]: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/98271f6140bb188222e21...

comment by joshuamorton · 2019-06-05 · in Plausible Deniability and Gaslighting in Fighting Ad Blockers

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Why-don't-you-accept-... Here is the official explanation of why donations are not accepted.

comment by Technetium · 2019-05-30 · in Google to restrict modern ad blocking Chrome extensions to enterprise users

…and fraudulent monetisation approach to content is doing all of humanity a huge favor. [1]: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock#philosophy [2]: https://twitter.com/acfou

comment by justsee · 2019-05-30 · in Google to restrict modern ad blocking Chrome extensions to enterprise users

Fix: install uBlock addon: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases , after you can add any addons without errors.

comment by GeorgeVO · 2019-05-04 · in Firefox Disabled All My Extentions

All, you can install latest add-ons here: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases

comment by GeorgeVO · 2019-05-04 · in Firefox Disabled All My Extentions

uBlock Origin already blocks this feature. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dashboard:-Settings#d...

comment by ChrisGranger · 2019-04-20 · in Mozilla Firefox to Enable Hyperlink Ping Tracking by Default

Please correct me if I am mistaken, but wasn't https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock where the original uBlock was hosted at? Gorhill might had declared Raymond to be the "owner" of uBlock but to me it is not clear that uBlock Origin is a fork…

comment by AnaniasAnanas · 2019-04-15 · in Adblock Plus filter lists may execute arbitrary code in web pages

…text and readme.MD below) --- Edit: [2] Hill's own words about this matter on Apr 11, 2015: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/38#issuecomment-918...

comment by fireattack · 2019-04-15 · in Adblock Plus filter lists may execute arbitrary code in web pages

…does not support the $rewrite filter option and it is not vulnerable to the described attack." [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by k1m · 2019-04-15 · in Adblock Plus filter lists may execute arbitrary code in web pages

…Add the following to 'My Filters': news.ycombinator.com##table tr tr:has([href*="nytimes.com"]) [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Procedural-cosmetic-f...

comment by yourduskquibble · 2019-04-14 · in The New York Times sells premium ads based on how an article makes you feel

…Plus filter syntax it's not difficult to use ABP filters or to port hostfile filters over. [0] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Does-uBlock-block-ads...

comment by Aengeuad · 2019-04-03 · in I tried creating a web browser, and Google blocked me

Ublock origin has the :has and :xpath operators for cases like this. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Procedural-cosmetic-f...

comment by anoncake · 2019-03-19 · in Firefox 66.0 Aims to Reduce Online Annoyances

uBlock Origin has a visual picker, which also saves the blocking rule for future visits: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Element-picker

comment by icebraining · 2019-02-18 · in The shady economics of ‘buy one, get one free’ deals

…Origin via tweaking advanced settings[1], but it should be a built-in, user friendly feature. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering:-tu...

comment by Wowfunhappy · 2019-01-30 · in Add limits to amount of JavaScript that can be loaded by a website

…ttps://www.reddit.com/r/ublock/comments/32mos6/ublock_vs_ub... ). Everyone should run uBlock Origin ( https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock ) unless they have a reason to run something else.

comment by troydavis · 2019-01-23 · in Show HN: Simple Opt Out – Makes it easier to opt out of data sharing

…that you could still circumvent the random div IDs by just matching against the text itself ( https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Procedural-cosmetic-f... ), but they even obfuscate that!

comment by pillfill · 2019-01-23 · in Blocking website ads with a hosts file

…matching algorithm than the one matching algorithm picked by the declarativeNetRequest API. --- [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium...

comment by gorhill · 2019-01-23 · in Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin

…is really high, and that sounds like something Google should fix rather than eliminating it. [0] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering [2]…

comment by 43920 · 2019-01-23 · in Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin

The only ethical thing to do, is to block advertisement: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/

comment by kome · 2019-01-21 · in CNIL imposes a financial penalty of 50M euros against Google

…need for something like this - they provide an injectable "scriptlet" that adds the necessary CSS: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Resources-Library#amp... Unfortunately, scriptlet injection also can't be applied to every page…

comment by EvilTerran · 2019-01-13 · in Ask HN: Is it just me or is the AMP project making everything slower?

…the benefits are greater for me than the risks. You could actually roll your own uBlock extension: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock then write a script that updates it in your browser. Is that safe enough? :)

comment by kowdermeister · 2019-01-09 · in Samsung Phone Users Perturbed to Find They Can't Delete Facebook