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Re: [Link Posting] Google Just Gave 2 Billion Chrome Users A Reason To Switch To Firefox

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On 2019-06-19, Steve555 <Steve555@reallybogus.nodomain.nowhere.invalid> wrote:
> On 2019-06-01, Rich <rich@example.invalid> wrote:
>>       ####################################################################
>>       # ATTENTION: This post is a reference to a website.  The poster of #
>>       # this Usenet article is not the author of the referenced website. #
>>       ####################################################################
>>
>><URL:https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2019/05/30/google-just
>> -gave-2-billion-chrome-users-a-reason-to-switch-to-firefox/#3967fc3a751f
>>>
>>
>> The text below is a quotation from the URL above:
>>>
>>>  Google is planning to restrict modern ad blocking Chrome extensions to
>>>  enterprise users only, according to 9to5Google. This is despite a
>>>  backlash to an announcement by Google in January proposing changes that
>>>  will stop certain ad blockers from working efficiently.
>>>
>>>  And the software giant is not backing down: It says the only people who
>>>  can use ad blockers following the change will be Google's enterprise
>>>  users.
>>>
>>>  The proposal?dubbed Manifest V3?will see a major transformation to
>>>  Chrome extensions that includes a revamp of the permissions system. It
>>>  will mean modern ad blockers such as uBlock Origin - which uses Chrome's
>>>  webRequest API to block ads before they're downloaded?won't work. This
>>>  is because Manifest V3 sees Google halt the webRequest API's ability to
>>>  block a particular request before it's loaded.
>>>
>>>  People aren't impressed. Many have complained about the move, which
>>>  effectively takes control away from the user and creates an incentive to
>>>  use other services instead.
>>>
>>>  ...
> I delteted chromium from my machines as soon as I read that

A tad premature. AdBlock+ still works just fine under chromium. And
isn't it the case that chrome != chromium?

> I found a good ad/tracker/malware blocking hosts file here:-
> https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts

You're welcome to a copy of my 18,000 line hosts file. It may even
be on github, I'll have a look.

> Placing that in your /etc/ directory redirects all the ad, malware and tracker
> addresses to null.  Of course you need to edit in your local settings.
> The file is updated regularly so you need to download it periodically.

The host files
>
> An even better option is to run a pi-hole as your local nameserver:-
> https://pi-hole.net/
> The latter has the advantage of blocking for all computers on the network
> including your LAN-connected mobile devices.

I run a pihole, also. The blocklists it uses are publically available.

> DNS-based blocking does have some limitations compared to something like
> ublock origin, but it's better than nothing.

I find it to be very effective. Of course, if it starts to become
popular, advertisers will take steps to circumvent it.


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[Link Posting] Google Just Gave 2 Billion Chrome Users A Reason To Switch To Firefox Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2019-06-01 21:11 +0000
  Re: [Link Posting] Google Just Gave 2 Billion Chrome Users A Reason To Switch To Firefox RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2019-06-02 16:41 +0000
  Re: [Link Posting] Google Just Gave 2 Billion Chrome Users A Reason To Switch To Firefox Steve555 <Steve555@reallybogus.nodomain.nowhere.invalid> - 2019-06-19 08:31 +0000
    Re: [Link Posting] Google Just Gave 2 Billion Chrome Users A Reason To Switch To Firefox Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2019-06-19 09:16 +0000
      Re: [Link Posting] Google Just Gave 2 Billion Chrome Users A Reason To Switch To Firefox Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2019-06-19 09:19 +0000
        Re: [Link Posting] Google Just Gave 2 Billion Chrome Users A Reason To Switch To Firefox Steve555 <Steve555@reallybogus.nodomain.nowhere.invalid> - 2019-06-19 15:14 +0000
          Re: [Link Posting] Google Just Gave 2 Billion Chrome Users A Reason To Switch To Firefox Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2019-06-19 15:52 +0000
            Re: [Link Posting] Google Just Gave 2 Billion Chrome Users A Reason To Switch To Firefox Steve555 <Steve555@reallybogus.nodomain.nowhere.invalid> - 2019-06-19 17:31 +0000
              Re: [Link Posting] Google Just Gave 2 Billion Chrome Users A Reason To Switch To Firefox Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2019-06-19 19:10 +0000
    Re: [Link Posting] Google Just Gave 2 Billion Chrome Users A Reason To Switch To Firefox Ryan Kavanagh <rak@rak.ac> - 2019-06-20 18:17 -0400
    Re: [Link Posting] Google Just Gave 2 Billion Chrome Users A Reason To Switch To Firefox Stephen Hall <s__hall@gmail.com> - 2019-06-22 17:01 +0000

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