uBlock Origin - filter lists and advanced features

[usonian]

uBlock Origin is the go-to extension for blocking ads, in my opinion.
Not for Safari, but I'm using it on Firefox for mac.

This is a link to old.reddit.com
People have said that it's insecure. So use your own discretion.


https://old.reddit.com/user/fsau/comments/1ku1pvd/ublock_origin_filter_lists_and_advanced_features/

uBlock Origin depends on lists that are edited manually every day. The default lists are enough to replace extensions like Ghostery, Privacy Badger, DuckDuckGo, and MalwareBytes.

Some things, like cookie banners, aren't blocked by default. To block them, you have to select additional lists in the Filter lists pane.

The lists mentioned below are crafted carefully and seldom cause problems. If you suspect uBlock Origin is hiding something important, use the "No cosmetic filtering" toggle. The ⏻ Power button disables uBlock Origin altogether for the current website.

The extension also offers a logger that tells you what filters are being applied to each website. To report broken websites or ads directly to the uBlock Origin project, use the 💬 Report an issue button.

It has recommended filter lists,
Block More Things, and
Advanced Features

[LearnedHand]

1. I use it on my Windows box in all browsers

The UI is not for the faint of heart but it's very powerful.

Edit: I also use Privacy Badger by EFF and Clean URLs. I think you and I have both mentioned Cory Doctorow, and he recommends all these tools. EFF has a terrific Surveillance Self Defense help file that mentions these and similar tools.

https://www.eff.org/pages/surveillance-self-defense

[BComplex]

2. This is good information, and something I've been looking into.

Thanks for posting this.

[JoseBalow]

3. I use uBlock Origin...

and Adblock Plus, and NoScript, and Privacy Badger, and DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials.

Every now and then I need to tweak a thing or two to see something, but for the most part, I'm pretty comfortable with the layers of redundancy.

[yonder]

4. Thanks for this

An IT consultant who managed our office network recommended this some 10 years or so ago.

There were never any problems as far as I know - out of sight, out of mind. Your post will have me exploring some of these features.