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Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin (www.pcworld.com)
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Firefox says it will keep supporting uBlock Origin even as Microsoft Edge and other Chromium browsers phase it out under Manifest V3.

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[–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

ublock has many tools to defuse tracking mechanisms (...)

Fair. What I still don't understand is the level of impact this has. Considering I'm not being tracked in any noticeable way, or that I'm not seeing any ads, I just don't get why people in this post are acting like uBO being blocked is a significant downgrade to the user experience.

I’m starting to think that you might be not arguing in good faith.

Sounds like someone not arguing in good faith would say, if anything. How is me trying to understand the impact of the mechanisms used by uBO vs those used by, say, Ghostery, "arguing in bad faith? WTF are you talking about?

you should look up the wast documentation of uBlock Origin and you will get all the answers

I will not. Because I get the technical details, a bunch of people already talked about them here. But nobody was able to tell me what do these features actually do compared to other adblocks.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Considering I'm not being tracked in any noticeable way

lol. can you give me a few examples when tracking is noticeable? because I don't know any, other than when sites show me consent prompts and privacy policies with obvious lies.

How is me trying to understand the impact of the mechanisms used by uBO vs those used by, say, Ghostery, "arguing in bad faith? WTF are you talking about?

how? you do not seem to be trying to understand this.

Because I get the technical details

you are wrong. you do not get the technical details. Otherwise you would not be saying stupid things like "I'm not being tracked in any noticeable way".

I have had enough. I will assume you did not find the information yourself because your favorite search engine only gives useless AI slop instead of information, so here is most things you need to know: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-asked-questions-(FAQ)

[–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 hours ago

lol. can you give me a few examples when tracking is noticeable?

Various forms of suggested content based on searches/purchases, etc.

how? you do not seem to be trying to understand this.

People mentioned the technical differences a bunch of times. If you mean that I should get a PhD in network traffic and filtration to fully understand how these technical differences affect end-user experience, then yeah, i guess I'm not trying to understand it.

If not - maybe you'd be the first to give me some actual info?

https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-asked-questions-(FAQ)

None of this explains what I"m looking for. Seems like you're arguing in bad faith. :)