The Register: Wow, fancy that. Web ad giant Google to block ad-blockers in Chrome. For safety, apparently
So much for using a Chromium-based browser in the future. Good thing Firefox still exists.
Quote:Content blockers may be used to hide or black-hole ads, but they have broader applications. They're predicated on the notion that users, rather than anyone else, should be able to control how their browser presents and interacts with remote resources.
Quote:"The declarativeNetRequest API provides better privacy to users because extensions can't actually read the network requests made on the user's behalf," Google's API documentation explains.
But "better privacy" here means privacy as defined by Google rather than privacy defined by a third-party extension developer.
So much for using a Chromium-based browser in the future. Good thing Firefox still exists.
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
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Boycotting all products from the USA as long as that country's leader continues to threaten to annex my native country.
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
- unknown
Boycotting all products from the USA as long as that country's leader continues to threaten to annex my native country.
Government of Canada: How to immigrate to Canada
Government of Canada: Claiming refugee protection (asylum) from within Canada