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The author is the same as uBlock Origin; here is the repo: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix From the wiki page, there are many useful FAQ/ guides/ docs. Specifically, there is a link to a decent guide:…

comment by 18pfsmt · 2018-05-26 · in GDPR Version of USA Today Is 500KB Instead of 5.2MB

…it easy to quickly enable JavaScript/XDR/cookies when necessary using a point and click matrix: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

comment by danieldk · 2018-05-26 · in GDPR Version of USA Today Is 500KB Instead of 5.2MB

Try uMatrix: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix Super simple web connection switchboard by Gorhill (person behind uBlock Origin). It allows you to assign certain addresses and elements to block calls from/to. For example…

comment by Z-Widwil · 2018-05-25 · in Mortgage rates have been rising at a pace not seen in almost 50 years

…that "mastering" uMatrix pays off heaps. Do you use the Scope Selector, like in this wiki example? https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/Scope-selector

comment by severine · 2018-05-25 · in Apple rejects Valve’s Steam Link game streaming app over ‘business conflicts’

…"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" extension, which makes all sites darker ^_^…

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

…how to block Youtube Channel's Home video autoplay please tell me how, maybe uMatrix will help https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix ... I didn't try uMatrix, will try it soon!

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

…I also turn off all CSS animation with Stylus.[2] The Web is becoming unusable without that. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix [2] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/styl-us/

comment by JoshMnem · 2018-05-08 · in Using the Web for a Day with JavaScript Turned Off

…I wrote is a guide for this, "How to block 1st party scripts everywhere by default" (link below) https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/How-to-block-1st-par...

comment by gorhill · 2018-04-28 · in VS Code can do that?

…and Little Snitch - https://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?

uMatrix should fix that. https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

comment by JoshMnem · 2018-04-18 · in New in Chrome 66

…xhr allow * twitter.com * block Cutebrowser is interesting, thanks for pointing that out to me! [0] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki

comment by vanderZwan · 2018-04-09 · in RSS is undead

…for Chrome, the github page has a link to the chrome store where you can download it github: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix chromestore: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/umatrix/ogfcmafjal...

comment by Zekio · 2018-03-10 · in Ask HN: What is the best ad blocker currently?

…[2] instead. Also using Inox [2] browser helps too. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/ [2] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix [3] https://github.com/gcarq/inox-patchset/releases

comment by tux · 2018-03-05 · in Adware vendors buy Chrome Extensions to send ad- and malware-filled updates

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UMatrix: Point and click matrix to filter net requests

story by binaryanomaly · 2018-03-04 · 0 comments

> Can you explain how to enable/disable the noscript tags? It's one of the per-scope switches, see: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/Per-scope-switches

comment by gorhill · 2018-03-04 · in Firefox Configuration Guide for Privacy Freaks and Performance Buffs

…[1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax#... [2] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/releases/tag/1.2.0

comment by gorhill · 2018-02-27 · in Ad network uses advanced malware technique to conceal CPU-draining mining ads

Try umatrix. https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

comment by JoshMnem · 2018-02-10 · in The House That Spied on Me

…similar feature, among many others (request blocking by type, cookie and cache management, etc...) https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

comment by Momquist · 2018-02-01 · in Firefox 59 to strip path information from referrer values for 3rd parties

I am running Quantum. Follow these instructions: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/How-to-block-1st-par... but select the cookie column instead and they will be blocked until whitelisted.

comment by zcid · 2018-01-24 · in DuckDuckGo moves beyond search to also protect you while browsing

…you really need and trust, and even then the minimum amount required for the site to function. https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/

comment by helenius · 2018-01-05 · in Update on Meltdown and Spectre

…are better off with uMatrix which gives the user significantly more control on what loads/executed: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix (it's the more advanced version of uBlock, from the same dev)

comment by propogandist · 2018-01-04 · in Reading privileged memory with a side-channel

…NoScript. But its UI is great, much better than NS IMHO, and it's not limited to script blocking. https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

comment by Momquist · 2018-01-04 · in Opera now protects you from cryptojacking attacks

…install uBO-Extra[2] along with uBlock Origin[2], otherwise you don't get WebSocket coverage. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix [2] https://github.com/gorhill/uBO-Extra

comment by casca · 2017-11-29 · in Hundreds of web firms record 'every keystroke'

> looking at you, UA switching Agreed, I plan to remove this. See: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/issues/771#issuecomment-2...

comment by gorhill · 2017-11-22 · in Extensions in Firefox 58

…uMatrix migrated to Quantum leveraging the existing Chrome codebase already about a month ago: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix Some learning curve is required compared to NoScript since uMatrix allows even finer grained control (not…

comment by vesinisa · 2017-11-18 · in NoScript Not Available for Latest Firefox

…No automatic sync (won't be implemented[1]) and, no merges at the moment (button's broken[2]). [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/issues/467 [2] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/issues/807

comment by drdaeman · 2017-11-14 · in Firefox 57.0 Released

umatrix [1] from gorhill (ubo dev) does that pretty well (along with a bunch of other things) [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

comment by yamalight · 2017-10-18 · in Ask HN: Why does my credit union check if I'm logged into Steam and Reddit?

Use uMatrix from gorhill: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix to block all third party connections unless required. It will stop the coin-hive mining script.

comment by thisisit · 2017-09-16 · in ThePirateBay.org is making users mine Bitcoins

WTF! (also verified) You can block it with the uMatrix plugin ( https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix ) but you have to manually enable it for about:addons :/

comment by DEtrash0815 · 2017-07-12 · in Firefox about:addons is using Google Analytics

…you only need the cookie filtering, you can set the rules for those request types to "allow all". https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

comment by majewsky · 2017-06-14 · in Firefox 54: E10S-Multi, WebExtension APIs, CSS Clip-Path

…and click matrix to filter net requests according to source, destination and type" is also nice. 0: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

comment by atriix · 2017-06-07 · in A day without JavaScript

…it nailed down though, you can just press the lock icon to make it remember your selections. [0] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

comment by Mister_Snuggles · 2017-05-15 · in The iPad Mystery

…Origin (cosmetic filtering): https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/ - uMatrix (host-based filtering): https://github.com/gorhill/umatrix/ - HTTPS Everywhere: https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere - Self Destructing Cookies (fine grained cookie…

comment by dvko · 2017-04-08 · in Ask HN: What are your favorite browser extensions?

…read HN are probably knowledgable enough to also find uMatrix very useful (from the same author): https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix In short, it allows for much more granular controls over what does and does-not load from any given…

comment by nickysielicki · 2017-04-05 · in The company behind Adblock Plus is acquiring micropayment service Flattr

Great summary. I recommend uMatrix ( https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix ) which has really good controls for toggling not just JavaScript but also cookies, XHR, frames, etc for origin and 3rd party/cross-domain requests with per-site…

comment by sedachv · 2017-03-28 · in Show HN: Kite, copilot for programmers, available for Python

…box in the "all" row. The column should turn red, indicating that cookies are blocked). [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

comment by ddinh · 2017-03-23 · in Some Saudi women are secretly deserting their country

If I'd use something that required configuration, I think I'd use https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix . I did use it for quite awhile, but ended up ditching it. Now I'm on uBlock Origin, HTTPS Everywhere and Self-Destructing Cookies.…

comment by unicornporn · 2017-03-13 · in I invented the web. Here are three things we need to change to save it

There are also addons like uMatrix ( https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix ) which allow you to selectively block cookies by domain. By default it loads a bunch of ad blocking stuff too but you can turn that off if you really want.

comment by Veratyr · 2017-02-23 · in Browsing your website does not mean I want your spam (2016)

And even with uMatrix installed + JS disabled for that domain! Edit: raised an issue in uMatrix: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/issues/672

comment by hrjet · 2016-11-27 · in Closing the Gap – The Formally Verified Optimizing Compiler CompCert [pdf]

A sane (not resource heavy) alternative for ad blocking This is all I use and need 1. https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix - Breaks websites, learn how to use it correctly 2. https://www.eff.org/privacybadger

comment by doubt_me · 2016-11-07 · in Ask HN: What are your favorite tools?

If you're still worried, I'd take the time to learn and use uMatrix ( https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix ) in addition to uBlock. For me, uMatrix has replaced Privacy Badger and other similar addons because they're no longer needed. It…

comment by e_proxus · 2016-10-13 · in Show HN: Your Social Media Fingerprint (maybe NSFW)

…g/tanvi/2016/06/16/contextual-identit... [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1302697 [3] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

comment by the8472 · 2016-10-12 · in Show HN: Your Social Media Fingerprint (maybe NSFW)

Here is a quick tutorial showing what uMatrix can do https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/Very-bare-walkthroug... . As you can see, it gives you an easier way to have fine-grained control of each individual type of resource. It also…

comment by keeperofdakeys · 2016-10-03 · in NoScript is harmful and promotes malware

Alternative: uMatrix https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix Made by the same developer of uBlock Origin, allows blocking of Javascript and other aspects of the site. I switched awhile back and found it somewhat more usable than NoScript,…

comment by AdmiralAsshat · 2016-10-02 · in NoScript is harmful and promotes malware

…by break I mean they don't even display any text despite the text being present in the markup. [0] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

comment by the8472 · 2016-09-01 · in On the Insecurity of Whitelists and the Future of Content Security Policy

I highly recommend: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock https://github.com/gorhill/umatrix

comment by forgotpwtomain · 2016-07-18 · in Google will use Chrome browsing data for ad tailoring

…[1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock [2] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Element-picker [3] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

comment by ryuuchin · 2016-06-30 · in What media companies don’t want you to know about ad blockers

…See the screenshots for how it works (similar to, but more granular than, uBlock advanced mode). https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/Very-bare-walkthroug... https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/Examples-of-useful-r... 0:…

comment by ymse · 2016-05-27 · in Facebook will show ads to non-Facebook users on other websites

…Origin Websocket(2). Now I just need to read the documentation to get the full advantage(3). (1) https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix (2) https://github.com/gorhill/uBO-WebSocket (3) To RTFM; https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki

comment by raddad · 2016-05-04 · in AdBlock Plus teams up with Flattr to help readers pay publishers

…of other privacy-leaking aspects such as cookies, CSS, tracking pixels, iframes, etc. [0] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/FAQ

comment by lucideer · 2016-04-18 · in Browserball