gorhill/uBlock on Hacker News

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

…"medium mode" to take care of Disqus and a whole host of other third party resources that track you https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium...

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

AdGuard https://adguard.com/ and uBlock Origin https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock have URL parameter removal functionality as well.

comment by ChrisGranger · 2021-05-05 · in ClearURLs – automatically remove tracking elements from URLs

Actually, sort of: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by ric2b · 2021-04-16 · in DuckDuckGo Extension to Block FLoC, Google’s New Tracking Method in Chrome

…seem to actually describe the advanced mode panel in any detail at all. The link that does is https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering:-qu...

comment by wtallis · 2021-04-10 · in uBlock Origin works best on Firefox

…an advanced-user thing, though, and only shown if you click "More" on the basic popup. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Quick-guide:-popup-us...

comment by mrec · 2021-04-10 · in uBlock Origin works best on Firefox

…Rule tab, the unmarked left column sets the allow/noop/block behavior. Edit: Found the wiki page: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/The-logger#creating-f...

comment by gxnxcxcx · 2021-04-09 · in uBlock Origin works best on Firefox

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story by anonymfus · 2021-04-09 · 509 comments

…content is acceptable or not in their browser." 1: https://adblockplus.org/en/about#monetization 2: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/master/MANIFESTO.md

comment by cmeacham98 · 2021-04-03 · in If you care about privacy, it’s time to try a new web browser

…allow resources from specific 3rd-party domains as needed, and on a per-site basis.[2] * * * [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Per-site-switches#no-... [2] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium...

comment by gorhill · 2021-03-29 · in Giant Ship Is Moved To and Fro to Break Suction: Suez Update

Even just using an ad-blocker will prevent this: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by rciorba · 2021-03-22 · in Backblaze submitting names and sizes of files in B2 buckets to Facebook

…another layer of defense. [0]: https://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/actions-file.html#AF-PAT... [1]: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax

comment by danShumway · 2021-03-21 · in Nyxt Browser

uBlock in medium mode or higher https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium...

comment by waxyalan · 2021-03-19 · in Hackers used zerodays to infect Windows, iOS, and Android users

…user settings, i.e. it will become visible in the Settings pane of uBO's dashboard.[2] --- [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Advanced-settings#cna... [2] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dashboard:-Settings#u...

comment by gorhill · 2021-03-04 · in The CNAME of the Game: Large-scale Analysis of DNS-based Tracking Evasion

…so that putting those domains on the block list works. It does highlight them in blue. See here: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.25.0

comment by tyingq · 2021-03-04 · in The CNAME of the Game: Large-scale Analysis of DNS-based Tracking Evasion

uBlock origin exposes this via https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering:-ru... . In particular, https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/blob/master/filters/... will translate requesting google-analytics.com/analytics.js…

comment by madars · 2021-02-27 · in Firefox replaces Google Analytics with fake no-op in strict tracking protection

…of blocked scripts. and this is with ublock origin, which has shims for common analytics scripts: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Resources-Library#url...

comment by gruez · 2021-02-26 · in Firefox replaces Google Analytics with fake no-op in strict tracking protection

…than uBlock) as it introduced uncloaking of CNAME requests as of version 1.25.0 for Firefox: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.25.0 .

comment by miles · 2021-02-25 · in Cname-based tracking increasingly used to bypass browsers’ antitracking defenses

…data, it needed only the observational ability, which is not deprecated by Manifest v3.[6] ** [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/57 [2] https://github.com/uBlock-LLC/uBlock/releases/tag/0.9.5.13 [3]…

comment by gorhill · 2021-02-17 · in Malware in open-source web extensions

…They're pulling lists from UBO for sure, but that file doesn't look like the counterpart ublock.js https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/master/src/js/ublock....

comment by boomboomsubban · 2021-02-07 · in Performance Impact of Ad Blockers (2020)

…case you are not aware, uBO also allows to wholly disable/enable JS on a per-site basis.[1] --- [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Per-site-switches#no-...

comment by gorhill · 2021-01-27 · in Firefox 85 cracks down on supercookies

…time being (fast ads free internet on android) Kiwi browser https://kiwibrowser.com/ Ublock Origin https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by throwaway888abc · 2021-01-25 · in Samsung Internet blows Chrome out of the water

…and which is by no mean comprehensive and which I haven't taken the time to update in a long while: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering:-Be... Additionally, excerpt from CISA's "Securing Web Browsers and Defending…

comment by gorhill · 2021-01-24 · in Hush: Noiseless Browsing for Safari

…while I read then? To present an ad at just the right moment, apparently. Please improve your life: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/

comment by jessaustin · 2021-01-15 · in It’s not Jung’s, it’s mine

…We need to move away from such points of failure no matter how well-intentioned they are. [1]: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commits/master The webRequest API also forces a lot of IPC overhead and serialization in the runtime, no…

comment by lima · 2021-01-08 · in Google Chrome browser privacy plan investigated in UK

nth-ancestor(n) and upward(arg) look handy. They're uBO extensions. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Procedural-cosmetic-f...

comment by aarchi · 2020-12-26 · in Ask HN: Why does Pinterest dominate Google text search results?