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Re:AdGuard publishes the first ad blocker built on Manifest V3 by staticassertion on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @11:31AM (#32651610)
I use Chrome because it's faster, safer, more stable. I don't believe V3 in any way is a serious issue for the internet in any meaningful sense either.
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Re:AdGuard publishes the first ad blocker built on Manifest V3 by zelphirkalt on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @01:35PM (#32652946)
Did you read the entry on HN recently, where it is discussed, that Chromium-based browsers allow websites to set your clipboard content, without user action being involved at all? (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32614037)

Just one example of how it is not safer, that I thought I should mention, on the background of such a blanket statement as "Chrome is safer" : )

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Re:AdGuard publishes the first ad blocker built on Manifest V3 by staticassertion on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @08:42AM (#32661340)
No, I didn't read it and I don't really see your point. I didn't say Chrome has no vulnerabilities.
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Re:AdGuard publishes the first ad blocker built on Manifest V3 by fomine3 on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @09:22PM (#32657252)
It's not only for Chrome.
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Re:AdGuard publishes the first ad blocker built on Manifest V3 by zelphirkalt on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @05:31AM (#32660091)
Correct! That's why I wrote "Chromium-based" ;) Many people mix those up all the time or even think they are the same.
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Re:AdGuard publishes the first ad blocker built on Manifest V3 by callalex on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @12:01PM (#32651927)
It is objectively less safe to use the web without an ad blocker.
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Re:AdGuard publishes the first ad blocker built on Manifest V3 by tssva on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @01:29PM (#32652894)
Then it is a good thing that MV3 doesn't prevent ad blockers as demonstrated by AdGuard having made one.
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Re:AdGuard publishes the first ad blocker built on Manifest V3 by bornfreddy on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @02:51PM (#32653675)
> as demonstrated by AdGuard having made a crippled one.

Fixed that for you.

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Re:AdGuard publishes the first ad blocker built on Manifest V3 by zelphirkalt on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @01:37PM (#32652962)
Unless Google really wants you to see that specific category of ads.
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Re:AdGuard publishes the first ad blocker built on Manifest V3 by matheusmoreira on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @06:35PM (#32656029)
It doesn't really matter though. What matters is uBlock Origin and whatever gorhill says. Either uBlock Origin works at its full potential or the browser vendor is deliberately crippling ad blocking.
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