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0 pointstyingq7y ago0 comments

"Content can still be blocked with extensions"

Well, without live heuristics. Chrome ad blocking is basically now limited to a dumb, limited list of URI patterns. Better than nothing, but much less capable than before.

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scarface747y ago· 6 in thread

And without privacy invasion implications. Apple introduced content blocking 4 versions ago implemented nearly the same way. No one would accuse Apple of trying to help Google make more money.

tyingqOP7y ago

Google didn't remove any of the observational capabilities of the API.

tedivm7y ago

Every application has privacy implications, and it isn't difficult to manage this one. Having a giant warning around installing extensions with this level of access would be a good way to protect people while also allowing them to make their own decisions.

scarface747y ago

Because warning people has historically worked well with PCs not to mention Android.

See Also Vista UAC.

It’s kind of amazing for people to say that they care about their privacy and then they install extensions that can record their entire browsing history and install VPN software on their phones that intercept all of their internet communications.

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cortesoft7y ago

You don't see any hazard to showing a giant warning to people when they install something that almost everyone should use? If people see a big warning when they install a legitimate ad blocker, people will start ignoring the warnings.

andrewprock7y ago

Google pays Apple for access to their browser.

scarface747y ago

Google pays Apple for access to the search bar.

Dragory7y ago· 3 in thread

The 30,000 rule limit is a pretty big deal breaker for me, but what sort of live heuristics are you referring to here? Aren't e.g. uBlock Origin's filters entirely rule based (not unlike most other ad blocker extensions)?

tyingqOP7y ago

This article has some examples: https://www.ghacks.net/2019/01/22/chrome-extension-manifest-...

The quote from the article is here: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=896897...

Dragory7y ago

Thanks!

kretor7y ago

The rule limit will be increased:

"We are planning to raise these values but we won't have updated numbers until we can run performance tests to find a good upper bound that will work across all supported devices."

https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/m/#!msg/chrom...

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11 comments · 2 top-level

scarface747y ago· 6 in thread

And without privacy invasion implications. Apple introduced content blocking 4 versions ago implemented nearly the same way. No one would accuse Apple of trying to help Google make more money.

tyingqOP7y ago

Google didn't remove any of the observational capabilities of the API.

tedivm7y ago

scarface747y ago

Because warning people has historically worked well with PCs not to mention Android.