gorhill/uBlock on Hacker News

…blockers that are explicitly targeted by such detection methods have ways for work around that (see https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/master/src/web_access... ). I honestly would have expected for that to be the enforced default…

comment by dividuum · 2019-01-08 · in How LinkedIn detects browser extensions

…Origin 'Accesses your tabs and browsing history'". Yeah. Because it needs those things to function: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Permissions Anyone who's ever written an Android app or a Chrome extension should see right through…

comment by Puer · 2018-12-19 · in Facebook gave Spotify and Netflix access to users’ private messages

…like uBlock Origin, are open source, so you can examine the code and see what they're doing: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock The basic algorithm is to match URLs of loadable resources (images, JavaScript files, iframes, etc.) against…

comment by greenyoda · 2018-12-08 · in Ask HN: How to locate ads on websites programmatically?

…encourages donating to the ublock origin lists as without them ubo would be nothing. See here: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Why-don't-you-accept-...

comment by kotajacob · 2018-12-03 · in UBlock Origin 1.17.4 released

Good to see wat being used over bringing in emscripten baggage: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/tree/master/src/js/wasm

comment by __s · 2018-12-03 · in UBlock Origin 1.17.4 released

…[1] https://github.com/pieroxy/lz-string/blob/ba8988028d78962eba... [2] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/2a91a685ce3d2dae5d3c2...

comment by vanderZwan · 2018-12-03 · in UBlock Origin 1.17.4 released

…uBO is the ability to use dynamic filtering[1] which bypasses the filter list problem entirely. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium...

comment by ryuuchin · 2018-12-03 · in UBlock Origin 1.17.4 released

…to advanced mode and default-deny 3rd party scripts and frames. Then I noop sites only as needed: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering:-de...

comment by KozmoNau7 · 2018-12-03 · in UBlock Origin 1.17.4 released

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

comment by 11235813213455 · 2018-12-03 · in UBlock Origin 1.17.4 released

…of the various lists. These lists are everything. This can't be emphasized enough. [1] - https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Why-don't-you-accept-...

comment by wickedwiesel · 2018-12-03 · in UBlock Origin 1.17.4 released

….org/en-US/firefox/addon/i-dont-care-a... Here's an interesting discussion about the second solution: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/909

comment by subsection1h · 2018-11-30 · in Mozilla pulls Bypass Paywalls from Firefox add-ons store

…in future. I'd add searx.me to search engines, and uBlock Origin to ad-blockers, in medium mode: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium...

comment by auslander · 2018-11-30 · in Google Container for Firefox – Prevent Google from tracking you around the web

…made to scam people,[1][2] he will have to deal with whatever consequences there is doing so. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/1451

comment by _noqo · 2018-11-17 · in UBlock-LLC taking code from ad blocker uBlock Origin without proper attribution

As fair as I know, nothing and by no one. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Why-don't-you-accept-... He'll work on it for as long as he feels like it. I've made sure to thank him for his work and signal that I appreciate what he does…

comment by KozmoNau7 · 2018-10-25 · in Adblock filter rule list modified politically in Finland

…Medium Mode (blocking only 3rd-party scripts) as there isn't much difference between them. [1] [1]: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode

comment by kozziollek · 2018-10-25 · in Adblock filter rule list modified politically in Finland

Documentation is here for more details: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Element-zapper The zapper will also try to detect and remove CSS rules which prevent the whole page from being scrolled.

comment by gorhill · 2018-10-03 · in Show HN: ekill – Like xkill, but for annoying web page elements

…for almost as long as adblockers have existed[1]. https://adblockplus.org/filters#elemhide https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Procedural-cosmetic-f... [1] Before browser based adblockers existed (late 1990s), we used to use filtering…

comment by pdkl95 · 2018-09-30 · in Turn off tracking protection to resolve “video is currently unavailable” error

…git clone https://github.com/mrcoles/full-page-screen-capture-chrome-extension.git wget https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/download/1.17.0/uBlock0.chromium.zip

comment by niftylettuce · 2018-09-24 · in Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google integration

…important regardless of blocking ads, as first parties want to track you too independent of ads. - https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium... - pi-hole.net

comment by user812 · 2018-09-17 · in Apple, Firefox tools aim to thwart Facebook, Google tracking

Works for me, don't know if my savior is uBlock Origin, uMatrix, or I Don't Care About Cookies... https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/

comment by severine · 2018-09-11 · in India’s Aadhaar Software Hacked, ID Database Compromised, Experts Confirm

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock This is an excellent ad-blocker, available for Firefox, Chrome, Edge & macOS Safari. It's well worth using; the only time I see clickbait is when I use someone else's computer.

comment by zeveb · 2018-08-21 · in Just Read the Book Already

…ads and trackers. Not that helpful with text-only sites but very useful with normal browsing. [0] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by dammitfoo · 2018-08-19 · in Ask HN: What are some of the best text-only websites?

…they are downloaded, in stead of stripped after the download (like with uBlock). That’s false. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Does-uBlock-block-ads...

comment by gruez · 2018-08-07 · in Pi-Hole: Why You Need a Network-Wide Ad-Blocker

…behavior of uBlock Origin when newly installed is to block ads, trackers and malware sites 1: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by earenndil · 2018-07-29 · in What We Have Now Is Not Advertising

…[3] https://adblockplus.org/forum/search.php?st=0&sk=t&sd=d&keyw... [4] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock#performance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent-seeking

comment by shpx · 2018-07-29 · in An update on uBlock

I just use UBlock to block third party frames which helps block malware: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering:-Be...

comment by smileypete · 2018-07-28 · in An update on uBlock

…s://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/05/17/028245 tl;dr: the real one is Ublock Origin, get it here: https://github.com/gorhill/ublock From the same author I would also suggest uMatrix, sort of a NoScript on steroids which allows a much…

comment by squarefoot · 2018-07-28 · in An update on uBlock

From Ublock Origin's github( https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock ): uBlock Origin is (and has always been) COMPLETELY UNRELATED to the web site ublock.org. edit: and here is a commit blocking the site ublock.org -…

comment by ad1ttya · 2018-07-28 · in An update on uBlock

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-is-comp...

comment by rlabrecque · 2018-07-28 · in An update on uBlock

…address them beforehand... It's not their main mission, I think... Some info: - uBlock Origin: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/827 - NoScript: https://forums.informaction.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=22532&p=...

comment by severine · 2018-07-28 · in Mozilla to Remove Support for Built-In Feed Reader from Firefox

…<div id="adTeaser" style="position: absolute; z-index: 10000; ..."> Please turn on your <a href="https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock#ublock-origin">ad blocker</a> to continue browsing this site </div>

comment by franciscop · 2018-07-07 · in Show HN: Pesky Adblock – Blocks site access to visitors without an adblocker

…be the difference between uBlock and uBlock Origin (they're not open-source but it's an example). https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by worez · 2018-07-02 · in Ask HN: How to fund the correct open-source organizations?

…deny as well by changing the mode [1]. It's not as fine-grained as uMatrix but works similarly. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode

comment by nikbackm · 2018-06-21 · in Firefox is back. It's time to give it a try

…an unmaintained hoax of [2]?) Besides that, great article. [1]: https://www.ublock.org [2]: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by 01001010 · 2018-06-10 · in Improve Your Privacy in the Age of Mass Surveillance

…meet the new boss. Please don't spread disinformation, uBO tracks nothing. Privacy policy is here: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Privacy-policy

comment by gorhill · 2018-06-06 · in Apple will attempt to jam Facebook's web-tracking tools

…extensions like "uBlock0 (Origin)"[2], "uMatrix"[3]. [1] https://github.com/gcarq/inox-patchset [2] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock [3] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix Optionally, unrelated to security you can try "Dark Reader"…

comment by x0x · 2018-05-16 · in Firefox can now stop Instagram and Facebook from tracking you online

…"Online Abuse" and disrespect to the visiting users! Also not only I use Ad-block ... I use uBlock https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock with "Block media elements larger than" 100KB !! If anyone knows how to block Youtube Channel's Home video…

comment by someearth · 2018-05-10 · in Ask HN: How are you avoiding annoying auto-play videos? (Without ad-blocker)

uBlock Origin in medium or hard mode is similar to those. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium...

comment by ChrisGranger · 2018-05-09 · in Firefox 60 released

…doesn't seem as straightforward (or I'm missing something) The advanced options documented here ( https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Advanced-settings ) don't seem to fit the description.

comment by lars_francke · 2018-05-05 · in Please Stop Using Adblock (But Not Why You Think)

Yep, use https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by sklivvz1971 · 2018-05-05 · in Please Stop Using Adblock (But Not Why You Think)

…as much as possible the number of connections to 3rd parties on any given web page. * * * [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/67 [2] Privacy exposure, page load time, bandwidth, CPU/memory.

comment by gorhill · 2018-05-05 · in Please Stop Using Adblock (But Not Why You Think)

uBlock lets you do that too, if you check "I am an advanced user" in the settings: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering:-qu...

comment by helb · 2018-04-26 · in CIA Files Prove America Helped Saddam as He Gassed Iran (2013)

…www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html and Firefox with - https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix - https://github.com/gorhill/ublock Hope that keeps the pest away ;)

comment by binaryanomaly · 2018-04-23 · in Ask HN: Is no anti-virus software still best practice for mac?

…that the author thought could be avoided. I just check the privacy list options in uBlock Origin. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-vs.-ABP:-effic...

comment by redwall_hp · 2018-04-18 · in Facebook to ask everyone to accept being tracked so they can keep using it

…image hosted on a FB domain from being loaded, which defeats the more nefarious FB tracking. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering:-de...

comment by maximente · 2018-04-18 · in Facebook to ask everyone to accept being tracked so they can keep using it

…'Origin') is not the recommended one. The original is maintained by gorhill and it's available from https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by alibert · 2018-04-18 · in Facebook to ask everyone to accept being tracked so they can keep using it

…uBO with dynamic filtering[1] + I've replaced 'CAD' with 'Forget Me Not'[2] works like a charm. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering:-qu... [2] https://github.com/Lusito/forget-me-not

comment by vidyesh · 2018-04-18 · in Facebook Container for Firefox

…[3] For me, using uBlock Origin along with Privacy Badger [4] from EFF is a good combination. [1]: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock [2]: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Why-don't-you-accept-... [3]:…

comment by newscracker · 2018-04-11 · in Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook hearing was a sham

…and block rules can be easily locally overridden in case it is needed for a specific site. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering:-to...

comment by gorhill · 2018-04-11 · in Facebook Can’t Be Fixed, It Needs to Be Broken Up

uBlock Origin has an option to do it[1]. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Prevent-WebRTC-from-l...

comment by ryuuchin · 2018-03-29 · in VPN leaks users’ IPs via WebRTC