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Google is purging ad-blocking extension uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web Store (www.techspot.com)
submitted 19 hours ago by [email protected] to c/privacy
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[–] [email protected] 41 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Best to switch to Firefox anyways, or even better privacy enhanced LibreWolf

This project is a custom and independent version of Firefox, with the primary goals of privacy, security and user freedom. LibreWolf is designed to increase protection against tracking and fingerprinting techniques, while also including a few security improvements. This is achieved through our privacy and security oriented settings and patches. LibreWolf also aims to remove all the telemetry, data collection and annoyances, as well as disabling anti-freedom features like DRM.

[–] FizzyOrange -5 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

LibreWolf

Why are privacy/copyleft advocates so bad at naming?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

They usually don't have marketing departments or focus groups.

[–] FizzyOrange -5 points 13 hours ago

You obviously don't need those to come up with a good name; just some taste. Signal is a great example. Ladybird and Servo are good browser names if you want to stick to that. LibreWolf? Jesus, come on guys. Forgejo is another terrible name I heard recently. Apparently it's Esperanto, like that makes it ok somehow.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

What would you call it instead?

We already have (had) Iceweasel, IceCat and Waterfox among others. All nice word plays on the original Firefox name. LibreWolf follows along the same path.