[beaumartinez]

I've posted this on previous ad blocking threads, and I'll post it again because I think it's very relevant—

> "Adblock without the plus" isn't the original Adblock (from which Adblock Plus was forked), it's an extension created for Google Chrome once Google Chrome enabled support for extensions. Very disingenuous name. It piggy-backed on the work already done for Adblock Plus (for Firefox).

> Adblock Plus for Google Chrome came much later.

Nowadays, I use and recommend HTTP switchboard[0]. It's fully open[1], and offers very powerful customization on what exactly to block on a site.

[0] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/http-switchboard/m...

[1] https://github.com/gorhill/httpswitchboard

[aen0]

I highly recommends HTTPS Switchboard or uBlock (same author). They are both faster and better than any Adblocker out there.

[webwanderings]

Giving ublock a try. Going to turn off Adblock Plus while I run it. Will see how it goes.

[wernercd]

This looks like something worth playing with. How does this overlay with other tools like Ghostery? Are there any other tools worth mentioning?

[ac29]

In my experience, you wont need other privacy/ad-blocking tools. See here:

https://github.com/gorhill/httpswitchboard/wiki/How-does-HTT...

[13throwaway]

That looks amazing. Is there anything similar for Firefox?

Edit: relevant issue: https://github.com/gorhill/httpswitchboard/issues/86

[autodidakto]

No. They're working on a firefox port, but it will take some time (you can checkout the github issue). It's the only extension I really envy.

Firefox does have Adblock Edge (open source adblock without the silliness).

[gorhill]

I this point, I am pretty much the only developer (there are contributors for translations, issues), and working on this more as a hobby (I do not want this project to be more than this). As much as I would like to, I just don't have the time to work on a Firefox port for the time being.

[webwanderings]

Has anyone here replaced Adblock+ and Ghostery with only uBlock? I'd prefer least minimum extensions when possible. Does uBlock provides what Ghostery does? Or do I have to get SwitchBoard to have the Ghostery alternative?

[gorhill]

I run benchmarks to drive development. So you may want to look once in a while at that page:

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/%C2%B5Block-and-other...

The raw data is published at the top as a spreadsheet, and from it you could see what one blocks that another didn't block or vice versa.

So using the raw data of the latest benchmark, here is the diff:

http://www.diffchecker.com/ibszp9gf

Of course, this is for the lists and settings used for the benchmark. More lists can be selected, and settings adjusted one way or another.

Edit: Just to clarify, this shows what was not blocked.

[webwanderings]

Some updates ..

From an average user perspective, I tested both uBlock and SB. I used uBlock with Ghostery. They both seem fine and easy to work with. I then installed SB on its own (disabling uBlock and Ghostery). I did not like the results. Out of the box, without changing any settings, I was seeing Ads images on Facebook and other places.

I am going to stick with uBlock and Ghostery for now. I am happy to see your efforts with uBlock/SB. I hope you get to a point where you can have single product in a simplified manner so even an average user could use it without worrying about anything technical.

[webwanderings]

Hey, thanks for your comment. You are the author of both of these extensions. Nice.

You certainly appear to have a winner of a service. However, it already appears to be complicated to go through the list of options in uBlock (what is checked and not checked by default - I will need time to understand).

I like how uBlock is running and your efforts, but it can possibly use some help in simplifying for typical average users, who should also use this (Ghostery is a winner in this regard with their wizard and simplified setup).

Edit: The two things I like in Ghostery: ability to selectively enable the individual blocked item; and be able to see the list of items being blocked.

[TheLoneWolfling]

If either HTTPSB or uBlock had a version for Pale Moon (Firefox derivative) I'd use it.

Anyone have a better adblocker than Adblock Edge for PM?

[nodata]

Does it come prebaked with categories of URLs?

[packetlss]

Yes.

Have a look at https://github.com/gorhill/httpswitchboard/wiki/HTTP-Switchb...

If you just want Adblocking functionality check out https://github.com/gorhill/ublock

Same author as HTTPSB.

[jafaku]

But HTTPSB is only for Chrome? If so, meh.

[freehunter]

Yeah, why would I go through all the effort to block advertising, tracking, and other ways of monitoring what I'm doing and then after all of that, use Chrome? I don't try to hide myself from Facebook then make a post about it on my friend's wall...

[strcat]

Chromium doesn't have any disadvantages in terms of privacy and security compared to Firefox and other open-source browsers. In fact, it has much more focus on security including a robust sandbox implementation and features like JIT hardening. Can you elaborate on the point you're trying to make?

[gorhill]

HTTPSB is for Chromium, but I expect it to work on most Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Opera, Yandex, Maxthon, etc.)

Edit: I personally block domains in global rules which are rather ubiquitous: `google.com`, `twitter.com`, `facebook.com`, `linkedin.com`, `gravatar.com`, etc. I enable these narrowly using scopes only when on a related web sites. I am pretty confident this cripples severely the ability of these ubiquitous servers to track me, regardless of the browser used.