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Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin (www.pcworld.com)
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Firefox says it will keep supporting uBlock Origin even as Microsoft Edge and other Chromium browsers phase it out under Manifest V3.

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[–] 12 points 1 month ago (3 children)

With all the malware, etc., clicking on any ad is ill advised.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Ehh, its throwing the response away so there would have to be an exploit that just by receiving a response you are hacked. That would be absurdly bad, with or without AdNauseum

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    Those exact type of issues have existed in the past it's why the FBI uses ad blocking and recommends that it's used for security. There have been several browser vulnerabilities over the years that required absolutely no interaction from the user whatsoever it simply had to load the data.

    The whole reason that manifest V3 was such a big deal for unlock origin is that it prevents it from intercepting and stopping the initial connection to The domain in the first place it can only remove it after it's been received and even that was limited. On Firefox everything is still normal it's able to completely stop the browser from ever reaching out in the first place

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    Getting "hacked" via clicking a link and discarding the response is so extremely rare. It would require stringing together some of the most prized zero day vulnerabilities. There is just no world where someone would run that kind of attack on a google ad in the current year.

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