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Re:Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable u... by CannisterFlux on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @05:46AM (#18977202)
I worry that Mozilla will copy the API changes ("for compatibility!") and disable ublock on Firefox too, as Mozilla gets most of their funding from advertising companies too.
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Re:Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable u... by fbender on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @07:02AM (#18977513)
If the new API get's ported (which is likely to happen), it does not mean the existing API will get crippled. After all, they are different implementations and it's Mozilla who's behind that. I trust them to not deprecate the old API until all use cases, especially concerning privacy, are taken care of in the appropriate way.

Let's hope I'm right. :)

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Re:Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable u... by throwaway2048 on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @10:19AM (#18978833)
They didn't care too much about making APIs equivalent the last time they broke everything API related.
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Re:Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable u... by lunchables on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @09:06AM (#18978165)
The question then will be which fork of Firefox becomes the most popular.
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