Re:UBlock Origin 1.17.4 released
by gattilorenz on Monday December 03, 2018 @05:30AM
(#18587727)
Fair enough, uBlock Origin advertises itself as following (from the github page):
uBlock Origin is NOT an "ad blocker": it is a wide-spectrum blocker -- which happens to be able to function as a mere "ad blocker". The default behavior of uBlock Origin when newly installed is to block ads, trackers and malware sites -- through EasyList, EasyPrivacy, Peter Lowe’s ad/tracking/malware servers, various lists of malware sites, and uBlock Origin's own filter lists.
However, I assume that most people still use it mainly for blocking ads. And for that it is excellent.
uBlock Origin is NOT an "ad blocker": it is a wide-spectrum blocker -- which happens to be able to function as a mere "ad blocker". The default behavior of uBlock Origin when newly installed is to block ads, trackers and malware sites -- through EasyList, EasyPrivacy, Peter Lowe’s ad/tracking/malware servers, various lists of malware sites, and uBlock Origin's own filter lists.
However, I assume that most people still use it mainly for blocking ads. And for that it is excellent.