The preferred method of installation is to install from the extension gallery. Much of the platform shim from the original uBlock Safari version is still being used. Platform specific portions are under development. The majority of this code is shared with upstream. It also send data back to the developer, which is worrying from a privacy standpoint.Pronounced you-block origin ( /ˈjuːˌblɒk/) - you decide what enters your browser.Īn efficient blocker add-on for various browsers. Ghostery is a proprietary add-on has been largely replaced by uBlock Origin.
I tested Privacy Badger and it looks promising, but it not robust solution. It doesn’t come with a singular list of sites to block, but instead blocks domains that are seen across many domains. Last year, the Electronic Frontiers Foundation (EFF) released their own ad-blocker called Privacy Badger. I use uBlock Origin together with Disconnect.
Personally, I use the Blur apps for masking my identity online.ĭisconnect add-on doesn’t block quite as many items as uBlock Origin. Disconnectĭisconnect is part of the Abine Blur suite of apps. This is another version of Adblock that includes the “Acceptable Ads Whitelist”. AdBlock Edgeīefore the release of uBlock, I recommended using AdBlock Edge - but this add-on has been discontinued by the developer because “ uBlock is faster and available for more platforms”. UMatrix is available for Firefox, Chrome and Opera. Note that this causes many websites to break, unless you spend time configuring it correctly. It’s a firewall which works in relaxed “block-all/allow-exceptionally” mode out of the box. If you are a more advanced user, you want to consider uMatrix. It isn’t updated as frequently as uBlock Origin, and it doesn’t include an “ advanced mode” where you can enable dynamic filtering. UBlock Origin doesn’t support Safari, so Safari users should consider the uBlock Safari extension instead. It’s available for download here: Firefox version and Chrome version. However, you can customize the blocking to your preferences. It does block Google Analytics by default, and this tends to break many websites. UBlock Origin is free, open source, and it has great CPU and memory performance (see this extensive report). (You can also use both at once, see this page for more information.) The Details uBlock Origin If you are an advanced user, consider using uMatrix.
For blocking ads in a web browser, I recommend using the uBlock Origin add-on.
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