Ask HN: What are you replacing uBlock Origin with?

Re:Ask HN: What are you replacing uBlock Origin with? by al_borland on Friday October 11, 2024 @10:11PM (#41815778)

Interesting timing that my company just emailed me this week to tell me they will be removing Firefox from my system for “security reasons”. They suggest I move to Chrome, Edge, or Safari (with no App Store access).

I had been using Firefox for years, as I try to avoid Chromium based browsers at all costs. It’s only a matter of time before they block Safari.

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Re:Ask HN: What are you replacing uBlock Origin with? by itohihiyt on Friday October 11, 2024 @10:31PM (#41815880)

Did they specify what those security reasons were?

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Re:Ask HN: What are you replacing uBlock Origin with? by al_borland on Friday October 11, 2024 @10:45PM (#41815958)

No, and any time I’ve tried to question anything I’m met with shrugs. I’m not sure who makes these decisions.

Funny enough, Firefox is still listed as software I can download and install through the company software portal, at the same time as I’m being told they are going to remove it.

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Re:Ask HN: What are you replacing uBlock Origin with? by speedgoose on Saturday October 12, 2024 @06:14AM (#41818021)

Time to download Firefox Developer Edition.

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Re:Ask HN: What are you replacing uBlock Origin with? by ravshan on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @03:44AM (#41856582)

The reason might be the recent 0day exploit.

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