µBlock, a lean and fast blocker

Discussion in 'other software & services' started by gorhill, Jun 23, 2014.

  1. Adric

    Adric Registered Member

    You removed:
    Code:
    AdGuard Tracking Protection
    AdGuard URL Tracking Protection
    uBlock filters – Annoyances
    
    since your last filter lists post. Not needed?
     
  2. plat

    plat Registered Member

    Oo--didn't expect such a quick turn-around. OK, will check this out in the next couple of days. Doesn't seem to be too much over and above what's already in my uBO dashboard. So hopefully, it won't be a long drawn-out process to improve Firefox's performance.

    Thanks, much obliged. :)
     
  3. SouthPark

    SouthPark Registered Member

    The only clipboard rule that worked for me with Edge 105 was
    Code:
    *##+js(aopw, navigator.clipboard)
     
  4. Sampei Nihira

    Sampei Nihira Registered Member

    :confused:

    I never published my lists in Firefox.
     
  5. Brummelchen

    Brummelchen Registered Member

    who cares ;)
    i use same lists in any browser.
    "AdGuard URL Tracking Protection" is not active here, 645 entries not worth to discuss about. (from 250T)
     
  6. Sampei Nihira

    Sampei Nihira Registered Member

    Firefox is the browser that needs fewer rules in the adblocker than other browsers.
    Chrome more than Edge.
    I, on the other hand, like to subscribe (if possible) to the minimum number of rules for the various browsers.
    ;)
     
  7. Jan Willy

    Jan Willy Registered Member

    Why is that?
     
  8. Adric

    Adric Registered Member

    I was referring to this. Two different lists and for what browser?
     
  9. Sampei Nihira

    Sampei Nihira Registered Member

    Ah...got it.:thumb:
    It was probably the Firefox lists in my daughter's Linux pc.
    Who no longer lives in my house,so I can't check.
     
  10. Adric

    Adric Registered Member

    What is the preferred method to block static and gif images in uBlock?
    My settings don't block these.
     
  11. Sampei Nihira

    Sampei Nihira Registered Member

    If you mean, why, referred to Firefox for 2 reasons:

    • The internal anti-trackers functionality is better performing than Edge's as I recently demonstrated.
    • The ability to resolve CNAME-cloaked trackers allows it to adopt DEDICATED lists that inherently have a much lower number of rules than chrome-based browsers
     
  12. Sampei Nihira

    Sampei Nihira Registered Member

  13. Jan Willy

    Jan Willy Registered Member

    Thanks, now I understand. IMHO your first statement doesn't address all sites. E.g. on the site https://www.fastcompany.com/ Edge's strickt blocking mode performs a little bit better (28 blocks) than FF's strickt blocking mode (26 blocks). However uBlock Origin default mode in FF does a much better job: 49 blocks (FF internal blocking disabled). As I said in my post in another thread, the strict blocking in both browsers is very weak.
    By the way, https://www.fastcompany.com/ is an extraordinary tracker (see https://whotracks.me/).
     
    Last edited: Sep 3, 2022
  14. Sampei Nihira

    Sampei Nihira Registered Member

    It is very difficult to run reliable tests on that website because I assume that the content displayed changes quite frequently.
    However interesting.
    :thumb:;):)
     
  15. Jan Willy

    Jan Willy Registered Member

    It's not a surprise, but for me the only really interesting point is that if you want serious ad- and tracker blocking, uBlock Origin is a must.
     
  16. Brummelchen

    Brummelchen Registered Member

    ublock cant do this. only by setting (Firefox, pref), or extension.
     
  17. plat

    plat Registered Member

    OK, step one of prob. many here but I had "Custom" tracking protection ticked. Went to "Strict" and my score improved to 93% (from 90%) Standard settings gives me 88%.

    OK, now to see about my filter lists--but seriously, right now, I'm seeing very little in the way of ads and other intrusive things. And def. no "personalized" tracking or ads (good lord :rolleyes:).
     
  18. wat0114

    wat0114 Registered Member

    Honestly I find this thread completely confusing for probably the last couple years at least, with endless, random filters being posted to solve specific privacy problems for different browsers, there's no way to figure out what the current, ideal and most effective filter list selection combined with additional filters works best for the most popular browsers. To add to the problem, it seems that the Internet landscape changes often, making filters that were effective yesterday, non-effective today, requiring either a modification to it or something else completely different.

    I appreciate the time and effort of the few gurus in this thread who post these filter solutions, but it's just too frequent and random to follow properly.

    Perhaps it might be beneficial to post, in addition to the normal daily posts, the most effective current Filter list and My Filters selections for each of the popular browsers? Just a thought.
     
  19. Brummelchen

    Brummelchen Registered Member

    there exist no such list, nor will it fit all users.
    uBo in its basics is very good. the major problem for chromium based will be the reduced amount of entries due MV3. firefox is not concerned, not yet.
     
  20. wat0114

    wat0114 Registered Member

    Yeah I've often thought about keeping things simple and just going with the recommended filter lists from the uBlockO site.
     
  21. zmechys

    zmechys Registered Member

    Can uBlock Origin change or block a referrer?
     
  22. Sampei Nihira

    Sampei Nihira Registered Member

    Last edited: Sep 4, 2022
  23. bellgamin

    bellgamin Registered Member

    Done. Thank you to the nth!!!
     
  24. nicolaasjan

    nicolaasjan Registered Member

    (Thank+you) ;)
     
  25. Rasheed187

    Rasheed187 Registered Member

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