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<blockquote data-quote="wat0114" data-source="post: 939038" data-attributes="member: 91306"><p>It's a kind of "Catch 22" with some of these extensions, a "risk vs reward" trade off if you will. For example, block the 3rd-party scrips, ads and iframes vs all the capabilities the extension has on your browser, and decide which is the best choice. I'm willing to take my chances with an extension such as uBlockO that will achieve all of the above at the cost of having the following:</p><p></p><p>[code]</p><p>[LIST]</p><p>[*]Access your data for all websites</p><p>[*]Read and modify privacy settings</p><p>[*]Access browser tabs</p><p>[*]Access browser activity during navigation</p><p>[/LIST]</p><p> [/code]</p><p></p><p>Wow, that is a lot of permissions and unequivocally illustrates just how much direct access some of these extensions have within our browsers! And believe me, the footprint of this extension is considerable, to say the least. But I trust the developer and the long term exemplary reputation and track record it's had, so I use it in all my browsers. The alternative is to allow all those gawd awful intrusive ads, 3rd-party scripts and iframes, all of which could lead to compromising security and privacy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wat0114, post: 939038, member: 91306"] It's a kind of "Catch 22" with some of these extensions, a "risk vs reward" trade off if you will. For example, block the 3rd-party scrips, ads and iframes vs all the capabilities the extension has on your browser, and decide which is the best choice. I'm willing to take my chances with an extension such as uBlockO that will achieve all of the above at the cost of having the following: [code] [LIST] [*]Access your data for all websites [*]Read and modify privacy settings [*]Access browser tabs [*]Access browser activity during navigation [/LIST] [/code] Wow, that is a lot of permissions and unequivocally illustrates just how much direct access some of these extensions have within our browsers! And believe me, the footprint of this extension is considerable, to say the least. But I trust the developer and the long term exemplary reputation and track record it's had, so I use it in all my browsers. The alternative is to allow all those gawd awful intrusive ads, 3rd-party scripts and iframes, all of which could lead to compromising security and privacy. [/QUOTE]
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