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by pineyboi 2098 days ago
uMatrix is awesome. I wish there were more tools like this -- just advanced enough to do some real heavy lifting yet still quick and intuitive after even a little investment. The browsers brought SSL awareness with the padlock, but most users are still woefully unaware of just how many websites they hit when they load any page. It's insanity.

I hope this isn't due to browser vendors making things difficult, but it wouldn't surprise me. Since the concerns are similar, it would be great if there was a way to marry the two. uBlock - advanced interface mode or something. Just a thought, not a feature request.

Thank you Gorhill for all your work. Sad to see it go, I actually can't fathom how I'll surf the web without it.

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> just advanced enough to do some real heavy lifting yet still quick and intuitive after even a little investment.

This describes uMatrix perfectly. I didn't understand a single thing after installing it, but one day, I spent 20 mins reading the wiki on Github and then understood what to use each tool for.