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by webwanderings 4335 days ago
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?
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gorhill 4335 days ago
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.

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webwanderings 4334 days ago
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.

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webwanderings 4335 days ago
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.

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TheLoneWolfling 4335 days ago
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?

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