Chrome extension manifest v3 proposal: comment from uBlock Origin author

Re:Chrome extension manifest v3 proposal: comment from uBloc... by npongratz on Thursday May 30, 2019 @10:28AM (#20051453)

> I use Brave on my phone, a Chromium fork. It does not allow extensions but it has a built-in ad blocker and some privacy features.

And creates Facebook-style shadow profiles: https://twitter.com/tomscott/status/1076160882873380870

HN discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18734999

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Re:Chrome extension manifest v3 proposal: comment from uBloc... by Dylan16807 on Thursday May 30, 2019 @01:58PM (#20054103)

That's not even close to a facebook shadow profile. It was a way to donate to a public creator page. It didn't track anything.

They have also fixed the issues. The page makes it clear when someone has not opted in, and in that case it won't use profile images or names and the tip won't go through.

https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/wp-content/uploads/2019...

https://twitter.com/tomscott/status/1085242421817102336

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Re:Chrome extension manifest v3 proposal: comment from uBloc... by npongratz on Thursday May 30, 2019 @03:05PM (#20054802)

Seems I stand corrected. That's very good news (news to me, at least); thank you!

I hope they never backslide.

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