ChromiumForWindows VS uBlock-issues

I don't think most people are aware of it, but here is the automatic updater: https://github.com/iklevente-zz/ChromiumForWindows (using it for a year or so, works like a charm)

Correct link is https://github.com/iklevente-zz/ChromiumForWindows/releases

This crosses into problems with the web in general, especially when some sites refuse to work on any non-Blink browser, let alone a Gecko browser with privacy tweaks. At that rate, installing ungoogled-chromium, uBlock Origin, and updater programs for both (such as ChromiumForWindows and chromium-web-store) for your average grandmother would be a good middle-ground between privacy and mainstream web usability. Maybe putting a list of advert/tracker domains in the hosts file would help too without breaking anything Grandma uses.

i use ungoogled-chromium with ChromiumForWindows updater to stay up-to-date (https://github.com/iklevente/ChromiumForWindows), and here is my extensions list: - uBlock Origin - Privacy Badger - LocalCDN - ClearURLs - Bitwarden - iCloud Bookmarks - Chromium Web Store - FasterChrome - Steam Inventory Helper

If you are interested here is the link for the project: https://github.com/iklevente/ChromiumForWindows

You can use https://github.com/iklevente/ChromiumForWindows (select ungoogled version) , it auto-updates like google chrome and normal browsers. It uses macchrome/winchrome files which is usually updated quickly although I'm waiting for the latest build (87.0.4280.141-1) to be complied. Otherwise you can use either edge or Chromium itself (you can get auto updates with the link above, select the chromium version) which may not be as private as ungoogled chromium but still an okay choice if you want the latest updates out all chromium based browsers.

For those who want a non portable version and want to install it as easy as chrome, I use https://github.com/iklevente/ChromiumForWindows (download the ungoggled version), it's more convenient than chrlauncher (since chrlauncher installs it as portable and I prefer my userdata to be in appdata)

There is an open issue for this: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/2786 uBO should report such filter as en error in Firefox, so that is the thing to fix.

This would be the price of one of the four CDNs (6000$ per month): https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/discussions/2958

opened a bug report https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/3003

Current estimated cost for just ONE of uBO's CDNs: HERE. This is with other lists updating every few days. uBO's not a company, it's a volunteer project using free services, which have limits that we cannot cross.

The extension with the best success rate seems to be **uBlock Origin**. It is a community driven project with a team of volunteers, you can review the source code [here](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock). You will need to update your filter lists regularly, this because Youtube changes detection methods daily. Here is how you do that:

Definitely a much-needed area for development. However, having gone down the browser extension rabbit hole, I've largely shifted my focus to user scripts. Granted, there will always be a need for specialized browser extensions like ad blockers (uBlock[1]), keyboard shortcuts (Vimium-C[2]), and password managers (Bitwarden[3]).

That said, I find user scripts superior for most tasks, despite some lacking UI niceties. They are easier to share, use, and crucially, audit—be it in terms of scope, permissions, or code updates. Plus if Manifest V3 is any indicator, the future for browser extensions looks bleak. While I don't agree with this direction, it's probably for the best for the majority of users, like my mom.

Your effort is commendable; however, should you find yourself looking for a viable pivot in the future, I believe the user script space is primed for innovation and could offer a good alternative.

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

const defineProperty = function(chain, cValue, middleware = undefined) { let aborted = false; const mustAbort = function(v) { if ( aborted ) { return true; } aborted = (v !== undefined && v !== null) && (cValue !== undefined && cValue !== null) && (typeof v !== typeof cValue); return aborted; }; // https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/156 // Support multiple trappers for the same property. // // trapProp is used to trap a single property within an object. const trapProp = function(owner, prop, configurable, handler) { if ( handler.init(owner[prop]) === false ) { return; } const odesc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(owner, prop); let prevGetter, prevSetter; if ( odesc instanceof Object ) { if ( odesc.configurable === false ) { return; } if ( odesc.get instanceof Function ) { prevGetter = odesc.get; } if ( odesc.set instanceof Function ) { prevSetter = odesc.set; } } Object.defineProperty(owner, prop, { configurable, //When a property is accessed (get), the custom getter function is called. get() { if ( prevGetter !== undefined ) { prevGetter(); } return handler.getter(); // cValue }, // When a property is modified (set), the custom setter function is called. set(a) { if ( prevSetter !== undefined ) { prevSetter(a); } handler.setter(a); } }); }; // trapChain is used to recursively trap properties along a chain of properties (e.g., object1.object2.property). const trapChain = function(owner, chain) { const pos = chain.indexOf('.'); if ( pos === -1 ) { trapProp(owner, chain, true, { v: undefined, init: function(v) { if ( mustAbort(v) ) { return false; } this.v = v; return true; }, getter: function() { return cValue; }, setter: function(a) { // Middleware is called when a property is set, allowing additional processing or validation of the new value. if (middleware instanceof Function) { cValue = a; middleware(a); } else { if ( mustAbort(a) === false ) { return; } cValue = a; } } }); return; } const prop = chain.slice(0, pos); const v = owner[prop]; chain = chain.slice(pos + 1); if ( v instanceof Object || typeof v === 'object' && v !== null ) { trapChain(v, chain); return; } trapProp(owner, prop, true, { v: undefined, init: function(v) { this.v = v; return true; }, getter: function() { return this.v; }, setter: function(a) { this.v = a; if ( a instanceof Object ) { trapChain(a, chain); } } }); }; trapChain(window, chain); }

Maybe https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/2725 ?