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I don't think there are conflicts. Because LibreWolf adds Legitimate URL Shortener to uBO and both filters are activated:




Edit: Probably some people don't see this as a recommendation because of LibreWolf.

 

I'm not sure what you mean exactly, but I get clean links in both Firefox and Chromium.

For example, the notorious 'ved'-parameter is rendered non-functional by an Adguard scriptlet:

Code:

www.google.*##+js(remove-attr, ping, div[id="search"] a[data-ved][ping])

'data-ved' can be seen in the source code of the page:



The '$removeparam' filters are network filters and I expect them to behave as such, i.e. not hiding but block.

 

dont know if this filter is used here. i just re-worked on my script - was needed due the new result list. it now recognize page changes and remove the attributes like ved data-[any], jsname, jsaction and some more when the list is scrolled down. this makes really fun again.

all those data are script used, they were read when you click a link. no data, no hassle.

the line you gave me is nearly the same:

Code:

  links1[i].removeAttribute("data-ved");
  links1[i].removeAttribute("data-usg");
  links1[i].removeAttribute("data-jsarwt");
  links1[i].removeAttribute("data-rb-store");
  links1[i].removeAttribute("jsaction");
  links1[i].removeAttribute("jsname");

with a mutationobserver for page chages it will be rerun.

 

Using uBO 1.52.2 and under Filter lists -> Built-in 5/5 I have NO filters listed.
Missing the 5 Built-in uBlock filters lists.
Also under Annoyances 1/16 I have only 4 listed. Missing the other 12 lists.
What's going on with default lists missing in uBO 1.52.2?

 

I discovered that you have to be careful with removing the 'usg' and 'ved' parameters.
From Actually Legitimate URL Shortener Tool:

Code:

||google.$removeparam=ved
@@||google.*/url?$removeparam=ved
!#if env_chromium
$removeparam=usg,domain=~translate.googleusercontent.com|~google.*
!#endif

And an exception here:

Code:

@@||google.*&tbm=isch&*#imgrc=$removeparam=usg

https://github.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/discussions/163#discussioncomment-875053
https://github.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/issues/710

 

Regarding that again, forgot I already asked that here.

 

That doesn't sound right. I don't know what can cause that.
Is there a change chance those lists are not visible because they are collapsed/hidden on your filter lists page? Visibility can be toggled on/off. But I doubt if that can be the reason for what you see.
Could you make a screen capture to show us what you see?

 

Ah, thanks, nicolaasjan.

 

So this filter offers the same as Privacy Badger, correct?

I decided to try it on Firefox, and it works out of the box. On Vivaldi it doesn't do anything, because of the problems with Chromium. But it couldn't correctly save a certain page on imdb.com, so it's not perfect. I might try it on other websites, and simply use Firefox (or Waterfox) for this.

 

BTW, I had the same problem years ago. I actually didn't even know that uBlock could remove those text based ads on Google Search. I haven't got a clue what filter started blocking it all of a sudden. But it's a good idea to block ads on Google, because they are often being abused by hackers, see this thread:

https://www.wilderssecurity.com/thr...s-to-spread-malware-in-legit-software.449530/

 

BTW, I also often make cosmetic filters in order to remove blank ad spaces. I have never understood why uBlock can't always automatically remove them. I've just tested it on Vivaldi, Edge and Firefox, and on this page it doesn't remove them. But in Waterfox however, it does remove them, very weird. AFAIK, I'm using the exact same uBlock settings and filters on all of the browsers.

https://www.androidauthority.com/microsoft-bing-apple-google-search-deal-3369622/

 

No idea.
I don't have experience with Privacy Badger.
But URL tracking is not the same as third party tracking.

I understood that there is no point in using it alongside uBO.
See also:
https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/10t1iks/ublock_origin_and_privacy_badger/

 

I see no blank spaces here.
But at the right side there is a empty column, that can be removed with:

Code:

www.androidauthority.com##.--___qe

However that doesn't change the page in any way...
Screenshot

Anyway, issues with blank spaces should be reported to the maintainer of the filterlist.

 

Yes.

 

Well, every user can decide to not use Dynamic Filtering, of course (although you're missing one of the best features of uBO, IMO). But using Dynamic Filtering without understanding it is a recipe for never-ending problems.

 

My daughter would never use UBO's Dynamic Filter.
I installed uBlock Origin Lite.
I think it is the most convenient choice for these users.

 

I've never met your daughter but I strongly guess that she isn't an advanced user accessing wilderssecurity.com

That's very questionable. uBO in its default state (with the default filterlists and without Dynamic Filtering) is as convenient as uBOL. Actually, it's even more convenient than uBOL, IMO, as you don't have to decide if a higher filtering mode should be applied to specific sites or in general. A newbie is probably overcharged by such decisions. And at the same time, uBO offers more than uBOL, particularly if it comes to capabilities which can't be ported to MV3.

So I think there is no reason to prefer uBOL unless you want to categorically stick to a browser which only supports MV3.

 

dont know. (tbm=isch is google image search)
the list is used. but it does not remove the "ved" although it should - as far i read. regular google search, not image. while working on my script i can see whats removed or not, and the shortener did nothing.

another script for direct images, still working.
https://github.com/chocolateboy/userscripts#google

ublock filters - ads
easylist
adguard social
no gaps. firefox.

 

My daughter,who is 29 years old,uses the computer 8 hours at work.
At home, she probably uses it much less than her smartphone.
She is certainly not interested in the various forums like WSF,because if she has any problem (much less today than in the past) she asks Sampei.

 

Figured it out. Must of accidently toggled the > (arrow) to hide the lists.
All filter lists now showing.

 

Ah, okay, great!
By the way, I edited my earlier reply; where I wrote 'change' had to be 'chance', of course.

 

I've enjoyed uBO MV3 on MS Edge, with just the optional AdG Overlays and Easy List Cookie Notices filters added, plus the PopUpOff extension which handles most of the other annoyances.

On Firefox, however, after trying three different cookie filters and various annyoance filters, I still find too many overlays and cookie banners. I've added the recently redesigned and improved PopUpOff to Firefox as well and dropped all cookie filters, keeping only my own small list of generic cookie banners plus the uBO Annoyance Filter. I'm trying to keep uBO from having a ridiculous amount of cosmetic filters (over 70,000 with one cookie list) just to block cookie and newsletter banners from a few dozen websites that I visit. I only have 4 GB shared RAM, lol

 

Wonder why LibreWolf browser enables/customizes default lists in uBO specifically the Phishing URL Blocklist?

 

LW doesn't use the protection from Google Safe Browsing.

 

@Compu KTed

Correct, because devs want users to have at least some very basic protection if they don't use TrafficLight, MB or some other extension.