Post AbzQdaNc8kit4RPVM8 by ljrk@todon.eu
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(DIR) Post #AbtoXICa2p6WuH1Q2K by catsalad@infosec.exchange
2023-11-17T13:36:34Z
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Google announced that starting in June 2024, ad blockers such as #uBlock Origin will be disabled in Chrome 127 and later with the rollout of Manifest V3 (#Mv3).The new #Chrome manifest will prevent using custom filters and stops on demand updates of blocklist. Only #Google authorized updates to browser extension will be allowed in the future, which mean an automatic win for Google in their battle to stop YouTube #AdBlockers .#ManifestV3 is deceitful and threatening to your privacy, and now is a good time to switch to #Firefox (@mozilla) and/or #TorBrowser (@torproject) if you haven't done so already!EFF (@eff) on Google’s Manifest V3:⚠️https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/chrome-users-beware-manifest-v3-deceitful-and-threatening⚠️https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/googles-manifest-v3-still-hurts-privacy-security-innovationChrome Manifest V3 Transition Timeline (2023-11-16)🚩https://developer.chrome.com/blog/resuming-the-transition-to-mv3/
(DIR) Post #Abtv28BlvElAYOjRJY by mttaggart@infosec.town
2023-11-17T14:58:42.029Z
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@catsalad@infosec.exchange @mozilla@mozilla.social @torproject@mastodon.social @eff@mastodon.social It should be mentioned that, for users who must use Chrome, there is a MV3-compliant version of uBlock Origin, called uBlock Origin Lite: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin-lite/ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh
(DIR) Post #Abu4Dv8jAC0f940Kga by catsalad@infosec.exchange
2023-11-17T13:55:27Z
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Mozilla Firefox :firefox:Desktop📥https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/Android Play Store📥https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefoxiOS App Store📥https://apps.apple.com/us/app/firefox-private-safe-browser/id989804926Tor Browser :tor:Desktop📥https://www.torproject.org/download/Android Play Store📥https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject.torbrowserFdroid Repo📥https://support.torproject.org/tormobile/tormobile-7/iOS App Store (try OnionBrowser)📥https://onionbrowser.com/#Firefox #Mozilla #TorBrowser #Tor #Browser #Privacy
(DIR) Post #Abu9s4WQCR4Rb73I5A by waldi@chaos.social
2023-11-17T17:36:40Z
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@mttaggart @mozilla @catsalad @eff @torproject Well. How can that be, if google disabled them all???!?
(DIR) Post #Abu9s5VOXjqMeDZz7Y by mttaggart@infosec.town
2023-11-17T17:44:56.474Z
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@waldi@chaos.social @mozilla@mozilla.social @catsalad@infosec.exchange @eff@mastodon.social @torproject@mastodon.social Read carefully. This post is about MV2 blockers no longer functioning with the enforcement of MV3.Also, I believe Google just postponed this rollout "indefinitely" at the ad blocker conference they sponsored
(DIR) Post #AbuB8afcXYuRtKnNGi by waldi@chaos.social
2023-11-17T17:54:18Z
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@mttaggart @mozilla @catsalad @eff @torproject So use a mv3 blocker? They exist. Even ublock origin got one. But now they bitch about it in the most misleading way.No, the timeline published yesterday is June 2024, postponable vie enterprise rule until June 2025. See https://developer.chrome.com/blog/resuming-the-transition-to-mv3/
(DIR) Post #AbuB8bV1SS1gSkqQO8 by mttaggart@infosec.town
2023-11-17T17:59:08.044Z
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@waldi@chaos.social @mozilla@mozilla.social @catsalad@infosec.exchange @eff@mastodon.social @torproject@mastodon.social Good call on the new date, but nobody is complaining or misleading. There are distinct limitations to MV3 blockers.
(DIR) Post #AbuhLjn38pJOTRaDI0 by jeff@misinformation.wikileaks2.org
2023-11-17T23:59:53.007209Z
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@catsalad @mozilla @torproject @eff hi, i read google's post and your portrayal of it is rather reductively hyperbolic and this rabid internet lynch mob you are whipping up is irresponsible. have you consider that you are possibly being played by google here by being baited into a divide an conquer effort of free software and online privacy?
(DIR) Post #AbuhUJP0cUBdEwQWg4 by BashStKid@mastodon.online
2023-11-17T14:18:34Z
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@catsalad @mozilla @torproject @eff Will this affect every Chromium browser or just Chrome?
(DIR) Post #AbuhUKcs4Qrx2Dv6vI by jeff@misinformation.wikileaks2.org
2023-11-18T00:01:24.393102Z
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@BashStKid @catsalad @mozilla @torproject @eff chrome only, brave is unaffected, still no reason to use firefox anymore, unfortunately.
(DIR) Post #Abvxn3lCnFJEebjLiS by kapis@social.anartist.org
2023-11-18T14:36:41Z
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@catsalad moving to #firefox from #chromium was the best decision I did recently.
(DIR) Post #Abvxn4pUomKryCkI2i by Revertron@zhub.link
2023-11-18T14:38:54Z
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@kapis Unfortunately, I can't move from Chrome to Firefox, because I use only Firefox for decades :(@catsalad
(DIR) Post #AbzQdaNc8kit4RPVM8 by ljrk@todon.eu
2023-11-17T13:52:31Z
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@catsalad @mozilla @torproject @eff The second paragraph is of particular importance since that also explains why AdGuard is supporting it (see Google's announcement) and the "wider ad blocking community" (i.e., all the bullshit that's not the one true blocker aka uBO) is okay with it. They sell ad blockers and lists as a product. They're okay with not blocking everything (like YT), especially if noone else can do it anymore because the competition (uBO) is sidelined.This push is not against ad blockers actually, it's against effective ad blockers, particularly uBO.
(DIR) Post #AbzQdeRJ2y3Lf3AVfM by mathew@universeodon.com
2023-11-18T03:06:22Z
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@ljrk @catsalad @mozilla @torproject @eff "They're okay with not blocking everything (like YT)"The problem with that theory is that AdGuard blocks YouTube ads. It also uses EasyList-syntax blocklists just like uBlock Origin does. In fact, uBlock Origin's wiki points to AdGuard's documentation as a source of information on writing blocking rules.The only thing I've found that AdBlock don't want to block is paywalls (presumably because of the DMCA), so I just subscribe to a set of community-maintained paywall removal rules in standard format.People should definitely switch from Chrome to Firefox, though. Google's sleazy attempt to sell user tracking in the browser as "ad privacy" is enough reason for that.https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/googles-widely-opposed-ad-platform-the-privacy-sandbox-launches-in-chrome/
(DIR) Post #AbzQdivaMKeNa7MkPw by 183231bcb@transfem.social
2023-11-19T22:35:22.301Z
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@mathew@universeodon.com @ljrk@todon.eu @catsalad@infosec.exchange @mozilla@mozilla.social @torproject@mastodon.social @eff@mastodon.social Mozilla is also attempting to sell spyware as "privacy-preserving," and they partnered with Facebook to do it. Mozilla wants you to totally trust that Facebook has your back on privacy:https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/privacy-preserving-attribution-for-advertising/There are no good browsers left.