Browser extensions are underrated: the promise of hackable software

Re:Browser extensions are underrated: the promise of hackabl... by hnaccy on Monday July 29, 2019 @07:14PM (#20560479)

Why is better to fix adblocking capabilities at model that is borderline insufficient now let alone in 10 years.

There is arms race and you want adblockers (good guys) to give up any improvements in perpetuity, that is a recipe for losing.

Me installing uBlock for parents has improved their browser experience and security. I'd rather risk uBlock being compromised and having to phone them to uninstall it than have them being at the mercy of adtech, spyware, and scammers companies in 5 years.

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Re:Browser extensions are underrated: the promise of hackabl... by scarface74 on Monday July 29, 2019 @07:45PM (#20560708)

How many incidents have we seen where the ad blockers are the bad guys? I don’t recall seeing any third party ads when browsing with Safari on iOS with 1Blocker that uses this architecture.

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Re:Browser extensions are underrated: the promise of hackabl... by lern_too_spel on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @12:36AM (#20562176)

Edge for Android has that model. While trying it, I frequently got stopped by adblocker blockers. Firefox for Android runs uBlock Origin and never has that problem.

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