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Google Chrome Now Has Resource-Blocking Adblock

Posted by timothy on from the advertising-wants-to-be-shunned dept.

MackieChan writes "It seems to have slipped under the radar, but Google Chrome now has resource-blocking abilities, and may have had the ability for some time. Using the 'beforeload' event on the document, an extension can now intercept resources from loading. Adblock for Chrome has already added it, and I expect the other 'ad-blocking' extensions have as well. Before you start praising Google, however, it's the WebKit team that deserves your credit; one Chromium developer responded to praise by stating '... thank Apple — they added it to WebKit, we just inherited it.' Firefox vs. Chrome just got a bit more exciting."

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  1. Re:Uh, not really by xororand · · Score: 5, Informative

    A few reasons for Firefox:

    - NoScript: mostly to block potentially malicious active elements like Flash and Java. Better safe than sorry, especially with Adobe products.
    - CookieSafe: Fine grained control over cookies.
    - RefControl: Blocks referrers for selected sites. I don't need to stuff tracking information down everyone's throat, especially not YouTube (embedded videos).
    - Xmarks: Lets you synchronize your bookmarks using your own HTTPS protected WebDAV share.
    - FoxyProxy Standard: Use different proxies for different sites
    - Redirector: Rewrite http:/// links into https:/// links for selected sites that don't default to https.
    - Web Developer: Dissect web pages.

    Is all this available in Chrome* browsers already?

  2. Chrome does NOT have NoScript by warrax_666 · · Score: 5, Informative

    First, NoScript does much more than just block JavaScript.

    Second, NoScript makes it possible to restrict JavaScript based on the originating domain; that means I can enable JavaScript for e.g. forums.bioware.com and deny for e.g. ea.com. When I visit forums.bioware.com it will not load scripts from ea.com and I can still have a snappy experience on forums.bioware.com. (Ea.com is, for some reason, a slow piece of shit.)

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    HAND.