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Re:CAPTCHAs don’t prove you’re human – they prove you’re Ame... by quietbritishjim on Friday November 27, 2020 @06:03AM (#25227605)
That is some ingenious bait for HN readers! Of course everyone is going to passionately defend their favourite.

(Mine is, of course, tree style tabs - I could never manage without it.)

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Re:CAPTCHAs don’t prove you’re human – they prove you’re Ame... by Normille on Friday November 27, 2020 @07:05AM (#25227979)
Go on then. I'll play. My 'must have' half dozen which get installed first, on every browser on every device I use:

* Bitwarden

* HTTPS everywhere

* Privacy Badger/Possum/Other Furry Animal

* uBlock Origin

* uMatrix

* Windscribe

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Re:CAPTCHAs don’t prove you’re human – they prove you’re Ame... by zeepzeep on Friday November 27, 2020 @07:48AM (#25228273)
> HTTPS everywhere

Not anymore, firefox has it by default now, just gotta turn a setting on.

> uMatrix

Sadly this is dead, I guess I'll switch to a fork once I have time to figure out who does what.

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Re:CAPTCHAs don’t prove you’re human – they prove you’re Ame... by Normille on Friday November 27, 2020 @11:46AM (#25230207) 

  >Not anymore, firefox has it by default now, just gotta turn a setting on.
I don't use Firefox as my main browser. I use Yandex. I do sometimes wonder if HTTPS everywhere is becoming a bit redundant these days anyway. Most sites seem to have moved to HTTPS these days.

  >Sadly this [uMatrix] is dead
Yes, that's a shame. It still works though. Hopefully whoever takes on the task of keeping it alive via a fork will make it a bit more mobile friendly. [The same could be said about uBlock Origin]
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