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Google Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 3 months ago by neme@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Seeing all your traffic is required for an ad blocker to function correctly.

[–] timewarp@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

An ad blocker doesn't need to see your traffic to function. That is the point of the declarative APIs. It is supposed to help protect users from malicious extensions and some forms of malicious software.

[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Yes, it absolutely does.

An adblocker has unconditional complete control of my browser because I want it to have unconditional complete control of my browser, because it cannot do what I want it to any other way. Taking that control away from me is malicious by definition. It's more malicious when every single person on the planet with a shred of tech knowledge knows with certainty that it's for the sole purpose of boosting Google's ad revenue at the expense of their users.