gorhill/uBlock on Hacker News

…basically just turning on advanced mode and setting 2 rules to block 3rd party scripts and rules - https://github.com/gorhill/ublock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium... I combo it with Decentraleyes to get rid of most CDN (tracking) traffic.

comment by skrowl · 2021-11-23 · in Ask HN: What browser extensions are a must-have in 2021?

OK, but I suggested that you adjust the filter. You can read more about how to do that here: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki

comment by aesh2Xa1 · 2021-11-11 · in CIA and Gen Z

Oh, but there is a way to "share custom filters with others" :) https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Filter-lists-from-aro... There is also a cool site that aggregates custom lists and allows you to search for specific filter-lists and…

comment by IronHerald · 2021-11-08 · in Spiders are much smarter than you think

It started with this, but applies to other extensions also: [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by LargoLasskhyfv · 2021-11-04 · in LibreWolf – A fork of Firefox, focused on privacy, security and freedom

…on Firefox though. [2] [1]: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpa... [2]: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by finite_jest · 2021-10-24 · in Google had a plan called “Project NERA” to turn the web into a walled garden

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by TheGoddessInari · 2021-10-21 · in Goggles: Democracy dies in darkness, and so does the Web [pdf]

…solution, but, everyone has uBlock installed, and it's literally a 5-second hack. With pictures: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Per-site-switches#no-...

comment by perihelions · 2021-10-20 · in Brave Search replaces Google as default search engine in the Brave browser

…uBlock Origin, are disabled by default, and can be toggled in the "Filter lists" tab of Settings). https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dashboard:-Filter-lis...

comment by perihelions · 2021-10-19 · in Three hours to save Integral spacecraft

You should know that, by default, addons are disabled on some Mozilla websites: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Privileged-Pages

comment by jwilk · 2021-10-18 · in Privacy Redirect: Redirects browser requests to privacy-friendly alternatives

You might aswell switch today. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by rejectfinite · 2021-09-28 · in Google sets burial date for legacy Chrome Extensions, fears for ad-blockers grow

Already running a worse version of ublock origin: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b... Recent Firefox, atleast on Windows 10, is just as fast as Chrome for me. With addons like vertical tabs, adblock it has more…

comment by rejectfinite · 2021-09-28 · in Google sets burial date for legacy Chrome Extensions, fears for ad-blockers grow

…/ https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/consent-o-matic/ • https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock / https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/ublock-origin/ + subscribe to the annoyance filter lists • https://noyb.eu/noyb-aims-end-

comment by bmn__ · 2021-09-28 · in How to Write a Killer Remote Developer Job Description (+ Checklist)

…I guess no one on chrome can do. And ad blocking will be totally useless at that point. See also: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dashboard:-Settings#u...

comment by mmis1000 · 2021-09-28 · in Google sets burial date for legacy Chrome Extensions, fears for ad-blockers grow

…highly performant, and whose author (gorhill) has a stellar reputation in the community. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by fouric · 2021-09-23 · in The NSA and CIA use ad blockers

…Safari MacOS is kind of not available. Does not work for Safari 13+, and is maintained externally https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock#safari-macos

comment by pentagrama · 2021-09-20 · in iOS 15

- https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b... - https://github.com/el1t/uBlock-Safari/issues/158 - https://www.theregister.com/2020/12/10/googles_browser_exten... - https://9to5google.com/2019/05/29/chrome-ad-blocking-en…

comment by webmobdev · 2021-09-04 · in uBlock Origin review

…Chrome. In general, Firefox is the best platform for uBlock, Chrome does not support all features. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by foepys · 2021-09-04 · in uBlock Origin review

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

comment by netsec_burn · 2021-09-04 · in uBlock Origin review

See for yourself - https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by noptd · 2021-09-04 · in uBlock Origin review

It's definitely not your impression, it does work much better in Firefox: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by sabellito · 2021-09-04 · in uBlock Origin review

Building both uMatrix, and uBlock ( https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock ) can't be easy.. maybe the features some of us enjoy in uMatrix will come across.

comment by gnabgib · 2021-09-04 · in uBlock Origin review

…you wanted to know about uBlock Origin, check out the (seriously impressive) documentation at https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki

comment by perihelions · 2021-09-04 · in uBlock Origin review

…Origin has an option to prevent local IP leak: "Prevent WebRTC from leaking local IP addresses" https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Prevent-WebRTC-from-l...

comment by spyder · 2021-08-28 · in Apple’s new Private Relay is leaking your original address through WebRTC

…can specifically block [2]. [1] https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ebay-port-sca... [2] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Prevent-WebRTC-from-l...

comment by uniqueuid · 2021-08-16 · in TikTok requests access to devices on local network

please refer to the following article by gorhill. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by warabe · 2021-08-10 · in Firefox 91

See here in the uBlock Origin wiki: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dashboard:-Settings#u... Which in turn, links to this for background information https://www.theregister.com/2021/02/24/dns_cname_tracking/

comment by mastazi · 2021-08-06 · in Firefox: Performance in Progress

I'm using uBlock Origin more or less in nightmare mode ( https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-nightm... ): all 3rd party stuff blocked, inline and 1st party scripts blocked. Some websites work out of the box and I love…

comment by rakoo · 2021-08-05 · in Microsoft Edge Experimenting with a Super Duper Secure Mode

…only a subset of features available for Chrome. You don't get quite few important privacy features. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by foepys · 2021-08-01 · in Firefox lost 50M users since 2019

…of a webpage, and I assume (?) other ad blockers also allow you to insert custom rules. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Element-picker

comment by blackbear_ · 2021-07-29 · in Amazon has ruined search and Google is in on it

It may not be a perfect solution, but uBO's advanced mode[1] might help. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode

comment by btdmaster · 2021-07-17 · in uBlock Origin (and uMatrix) DoS with strict-blocking filter and crafted URL

…own browser [2], specifically to maintain control and make it hard to implement such tools [3]. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium... [2] https://news.softpedia.com/news/google-chrome-microsoft-edge... [3]…

comment by danuker · 2021-07-15 · in Facebook users said no to tracking, and now advertisers are panicking

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b... uBO works best on Firefox. There is no CNAME uncloaking on chromium browsers, except for Brave which does this as part of their shields. https://brave.com/privacy-updates-6/…

comment by sharps1 · 2021-07-13 · in Firefox 90

…user" you will see a grid like the first image on this page when you click the more button: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium... From there you can block 3rd party scripts and frames. To save the rule you need to…

comment by sralbert · 2021-06-23 · in Alternative to uMatrix?

…This feature requires the webRequest.filterResponseData() API, currently only available in Firefox. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b... I'm going to trust Gorhill on this one. If a significant feature _does not…

comment by nieve · 2021-06-19 · in Brave, the false sensation of privacy

If you're using uBO, it's defused by default: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.35.0

comment by Farow · 2021-06-10 · in Ad tech firms test ways to connect Google’s FLoC to other data

…and so this would explain why the issue is not present in Google Chrome. * * * [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dashboard:-Settings#u... [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1694404

comment by gorhill · 2021-06-10 · in Ad tech firms test ways to connect Google’s FLoC to other data

Hmmm. You're invited to vet it yourself here: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by ROARosen · 2021-06-09 · in Introducing chrome.scripting

uBlock Origin is in general able to do more faster with Firefox https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b... but you'll still run into them occasionally. Make sure you enable all of the additional filter lists in…

comment by zamadatix · 2021-06-07 · in Chrome is faster in M91

…the case that Firefox is a better platform for adblockers, as detailed by uBlock origin devs: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b... I don't see this group constraining vendors to implement _only_ the blessed APIs,…

comment by Macha · 2021-06-05 · in Apple, Mozilla, Google, Microsoft form group to standardize browser plug-ins

uBlock Origin works best on Firefox https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by sharps1 · 2021-06-01 · in Firefox Release 89.0

…"home" of uBlock Origin is the GitHub repo[1], you will find all the correct information there. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by gorhill · 2021-05-29 · in Using fake reviews to find dangerous extensions

I guess you're a Firefox user now? https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by dralley · 2021-05-27 · in Manifest v3 Update

Also ublock origin on Firefox has significant advantages over that in chrome https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by throwaway77112 · 2021-05-27 · in Manifest v3 Update

…that their add-ons are now crippled. That alone makes it not a recommendable browser for privacy. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/master/platform/safar... https://help.getadblock.com/support/solutions/articles/60000...

comment by Dah00n · 2021-05-26 · in Privacy – A curated list of services and alternatives that respect privacy

Try it with Ublock Origin. It works best with FF. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by throwaway67114 · 2021-05-25 · in Behind the design of the fresh new Firefox coming June 1

uBlock Origin commit mentioning this: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/8cd2a1d263a96421487...

comment by Jap2-0 · 2021-05-18 · in Ad block shouldn't break your checkout

…mistake on TeeSpring's end. Searching for the dummy function uBlock Origin uses for window.ga https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/master/src/web_access... This reveals that this has been in uBlock Origin since 2019.

comment by infomiho · 2021-05-18 · in Ad block shouldn't break your checkout

…https://i.imgur.com/1N2o3QT.png uBlock Origin with Firefox is definitely the way to go now: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by treesprite82 · 2021-05-14 · in Ads are impersonating government websites in Google results, despite ban

uBlock Origin had this at some point but Mozilla didn't approve it for some reason. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/7c22a312945a2bff41a...

comment by surround · 2021-05-06 · in Intent to issue €2.5M fine to Disqus over GDPR breaches

uBlock Origin, Block remote fonts https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Per-site-switches#no-...

comment by sergeykish · 2021-05-06 · in Stack Overflow switches to system fonts on May 10, 2021