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Google's "Manifest V2" Chrome extension phaseout next month is expected to impact the original uBlock Origin extension, which still uses the V2 framework and has 37 million users (www.theregister.com)

submitted 5 months ago by ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The new MV3 architecture reflects Google's avowed desire to make browser extensions more performant, private, and secure. But the internet giant's attempt to do so has been bitterly contested by makers of privacy-protecting and content-blocking extensions, who have argued that the Chocolate Factory's new software architecture will lead to less effective privacy and content-filtering extensions.

For users of uBlock Origin, which runs on Manifest V2, "options" means using the less capable uBlock Origin Lite, which supports Manifest V3.

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[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 9 points 5 months ago (12 children)

Anyone that's used Librewolf mind offering their opinion on it? That description sounds pretty sweet.

[–] AceSLS@ani.social 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

It's the best. Deletes all cookies and browsing data on exit by default. I changed it to keep history and cookies for a handful of sites

Turned up uBO to strict mode and installed JShelter to get rid of most clientside fingerprinting (this will cause some breakage on a site by site basis though, which is quick to be fixed. Mostly on sites that are dynamically managed by JS instead of the way it's meant to be)

[–] SaltySalamander@fedia.io 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Deletes all cookies and browsing data on exit by default

This would make for an extremely annoying browsing experience.

[–] AceSLS@ani.social 3 points 5 months ago

True

That's why I changed it to keep all history and cookies on pages I whitelisted

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