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Ad And Tracker Blocking
Samson:
Ok, here you go.
You can see the only change/ addition that I have made is to add Fanboy's annoyance list....I'd leave that for now, see how you get on with the default settings before you try tweaking them :wink:
Lady:
Jraju, thank you for the quick guide link. That was helpful although not an easy read. :confused: I visited the uBlock main page on github.com before but was put off by all the tech stuff there and didn't look any further.
Samson, thank you for the images. The thing was, uBlock's popup in the toolbar showed figures which made me feel they weren't blocking much. Whereas Ghostery is very clear about which trackers etc. are on the page. See images of their popups on the same random website. But now I know that uBlock is doing its work! So that's why I read that uBlock is much more difficult in its UI than Ghostery. I liked Ghostery though for its clarity and simplicity. Is uBlock really much better?
Samson:
"better" is hard to judge.
I agree, Ghostery is easier in some ways, set it and forget it. But that is true for uBlock Origin too, it auto updates ( mine updated to 1.4.0 yesterday and the filter lists auto update too).
Like with most things it comes down to personal choice and what works for you. But given we both have similar setups, ie Firefox, DDG and uBlock Origin I can confirm they all play nicely together with no conflicts and a minimal hit on system resources. In summary I find uBlock Origin does what I want and that page load times are faster than with Ghostery, which to be honest is an added bonus. Your mileage may vary :wink:
The only way to ensure 100% privacy and security is to cut the plug off, so it is a balancing act. Remember most people use Google and don't use ad/ tracker blockers, so you are well ahead of the game already :wink:
Lady:
I feel MUCH more protected right now. Just wish I had known about this before. :sad:
But hey, I'm ahead of the game! Yayyy!!!
You made me smile there, Samson. For that and for solving this issue for me, I'll give you a karma point. :cheesy:
jraju:
Hi, julian,
one sub question on Lady thread since it is connected to ublock.
Even i install ublock, it does not show in the top right of firefox as usual before. How i could get it back? When i see in add on tab, it is showing as enabled. Could you say why? I tried remove and reinstall
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