Serious Discussion Which Ad Blocker do you recommend in Chrome that is compatible with V3?

[lokamoka820]

A valid free one? Which one do you suggest?

As @Marko :) and @Jonny Quest recommend, Bitwarden it is free with unlimited items and devices to sync.

 

[cartaphilus]

Hello,
since uBlock Origin will soon no longer be compatible with V3, what alternative do you suggest?
Is uBlock Origin Lite ok even if the lists are not updated automatically and frequently but only when the extension is updated?
Among those tested, it seems to be the lightest and most responsive on my PC.

Adguard desktop version or android version

 

[SpiderWeb]

Switch to Firefox. Chrome is a privacy nightmare 100% funded by an ad company.

 

[ForgottenSeer 114834]

Switch to Firefox. Chrome is a privacy nightmare 100% funded by an ad company.

Firefox prioritizes user privacy, offers tailored browsing experiences, and provides a flexible platform through its extensive extension library.

Given this, what is your perspective on the potential privacy risks associated with extensions?

Browser Extensions:

Permissions: How extensive are the permissions required by browser extensions? Are there risks associated with granting these permissions?

Data Collection by Extensions: Do extensions collect user data, and if so, how is it used?

 

[Gangelo]

Bitwarden.

... until you get an IP block from their servers because you want to access your vault from another location.

I have immense respect for Bitwarden but after the above happened to me and I could not access my passwords when travelling abroad, I cancelled my paid subscription and never used it again.

 

[Virtuoso]

I will be moving to Adguard extension, their MV3 version will be much better than Ublock Lite which is intentionally gimped and does not make full use of MV3 rules for some ideological reasons. Adguard Final Version will be able to block Youtube Ads even after moving to MV3 as they will be using Dynamic rules.

The current MV3 Experimental version is for testing and review purpose. So, you can use the normal Adguard extension and it will automatically be MV3 compatible when the time comes.

 

[Marko :)]

... until you get an IP block from their servers because you want to access your vault from another location.

I have immense respect for Bitwarden but after the above happened to me and I could not access my passwords when travelling abroad, I cancelled my paid subscription and never used it again.

Isn't that setting optional?

 

[BSONE]

I quite like uBlock Origin Lite. I don't demand too much from my ad blocker, and I find that the filtering mode slider works well at the optimal setting for most sites and complete mode covers the rest.
I also have an Adguard premium licence which I have used in the past but found it to have a perceptible lag when loading websites. Just not as snappy as when using an extension. I may give it another go to see if things have improved latency wise.

 

[Gangelo]

Isn't that setting optional?

What setting is that? Bitwarden stores the passwords in an online vault.

For the record, I am not the only one that has faced this issue with the IP block.
There are noumerous support tickets on their forum, as well as reddit posts from people that have been unable to login for some reason.

 

[BSONE]

Please keep this thread on topic.

 

[enaph]

Why even bother with 3rd party adblockers when Brave and Vivaldi, both have built in adblocking functionalities?
Combine them with DNS level blocking (ControlD, NextDNS) and you're good to go.

 

[Marko :)]

What setting is that? Bitwarden stores the passwords in an online vault.

For the record, I am not the only one that has faced this issue with the IP block.
There are noumerous support tickets on their forum, as well as reddit posts from people that have been unable to login for some reason.

Some services have this as an option which you enable and then it doesn't allow you to log in from IP addresses not belonging to your ISP, region, country. This is some kind of DDoS protection on their side, I believe.

If I'm not mistaken, you can host your own Bitwarden Vault because it's open source and you would eliminate this IP block with that.

Why even bother with 3rd party adblockers when Brave and Vivaldi, both have built in adblocking functionalities?
Combine them with DNS level blocking (ControlD, NextDNS) and you're good to go.

Because uBlock Origin gives you way more control then Brave's ad blocker does. It's just simple ad blocker with a few options, nothing else.

 

[Sorrento]

Bought a couple of lifetime licences for AdGuard for Windows sometime ago, I've tried other extensions but have no issues with AdGuard for Widows & it's a keeper - So Chrome can do as they wish.

 

[Nunzio_77]

Passerò all'estensione Adguard, la loro versione MV3 sarà molto meglio di Ublock Lite che è intenzionalmente gimp e non sfrutta appieno le regole MV3 per alcune ragioni ideologiche. Adguard Final Version sarà in grado di bloccare gli annunci di YouTube anche dopo essere passato a MV3 poiché utilizzerà regole dinamiche.

L'attuale versione sperimentale di MV3 è a scopo di test e revisione. Quindi, puoi usare la normale estensione Adguard e sarà automaticamente compatibile con MV3 quando sarà il momento.

In this moment uBlock Origin Lite block over all and block in the YouTube.

 

[Nunzio_77]

I downloaded Firefox for Android, but it's a shame that it doesn't have the automatic page translator like Chrome does. The nice thing is that you can install the uBlock Origin extension in the Android browser too (I didn't imagine). But the translator is very useful to me...

 

[enaph]

Because uBlock Origin gives you way more control then Brave's ad blocker does. It's just simple ad blocker with a few options, nothing else.

The question is: how many users (even on this forums) make use of the granular control uBlock0 gives them?

 

[South Park]

I find uBOL mv3 works great on MS Edge on my old low-spec laptop. I found AdGuard add-on to use much more RAM.

I've also been using KeePass 2.x as a cross-browser PW manager with no problems at all. I sync it manually with Android as needed.

 

[lokamoka820]

I find uBOL mv3 works great on MS Edge on my old low-spec laptop.

Which filtering mode do you use with uBlock Origin Lite?

 

[BSONE]

Which filtering mode do you use with uBlock Origin Lite?

At the moment I have only ticked the "EasyList/uBO – Cookie Notices" filter. I have set the default filtering mode set to Optimal, and only change it to Complete on a site to site basis.

 

[nickstar1]

i went with adgaurd lifetime.