Chrome updates again, and ad-block still works

Micronaut · 2024-07-17 17:34:40

Google Chrome has updated today for the first time in several weeks. They had adopted a weekly patch schedule, claiming it was needed to keep up with bugs being exploited, so I wondered why the delay. Maybe they were preparing large changes for the end of the old extensions? But today it has updated again on both Windows and Linux and I don't see any warnings or error messages about the ad-blocking or other privacy protecting extensions like Noscript. Has there been any sort of announcement of a delay in their plan? It was supposed to be implemented in July, last I heard.

lynch9 · 2024-07-17 17:52:59

They aim for weekly patches to fix bugs, still sometimes delays happen for bigger changes or stability checks i guess. As for the new extensions platform (Manifest V3) affecting ad-blockers and privacy tools, i don't know about any major delay announcements. If you haven’t seen any changes or warnings, they might be rolling it out gradually to avoid issues or something. It's good news that your extensions are still working fine, though. I would just recommend ηMatrix and not using chrome maybe

Micronaut · 2024-07-17 21:59:38

Does this ηMatrix browser follow Chrome's customizations of HTML closely? If not, it's less useful than Firefox. At least Firefox has a lot of legacy support. Chrome is now dominant, and with some sites you just have to use Chrome to get access to the content.

But I spoke too soon. My copy of Chrome in a Linux VM deleted its installed uBlock Origin when I started actually visiting sites. Had to go get uBlock Lite with the new restricted powers.

So yes, Google has done something or other. With no announcement. It just deletes the ad-blocker with no warning or notice.

Last edited by Micronaut (2024-07-17 22:01:04)

quickfur · 2024-07-17 22:56:36

Google gets most of its revenue from ad income, and its browser deletes ad blockers. No surprise there.

stargate-sg1-cheyenne-mtn · 2024-07-18 07:21:50

ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ungoogled-chromium

Micronaut · 2024-07-23 12:31:46

More weirdness. uBlock Origin still works in another VM running Chimaera even though it was nuked in a newer VM running Daedalus. No, the updates have not stopped for Chimaera. I have the same version of Chrome on both systems... ???

In other news, Google has backtracked on killing third-party cookies in Chrome. Hmmm.... could it possibly be anti-trust fears?

stopAI · 2024-07-23 15:37:09

No, the updates have not stopped for Chimaera. I have the same version of Chrome on both systems... ???

Since Devuan Chimaera is based on Debian 11 and in Debian 11 chromium is not supported, it cannot be….

stargate-sg1-cheyenne-mtn · 2024-07-23 15:52:51

someone@somewhere:~$ apt info chromium
Package: chromium
Version: 120.0.6099.224-1~deb11u1
Priority: optional
Section: web
Maintainer: Debian Chromium Team <chromium@packages.debian.org>
Installed-Size: 235 MB
Provides: gnome-www-browser, www-browser
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Recommends: chromium-sandbox
Suggests: chromium-l10n, chromium-shell, chromium-driver
Conflicts: libgl1-mesa-swx11, libnettle4, libsecret-1-0 (<< 0.18)
Breaks: chromium-lwn4chrome (<= 1.0-2), chromium-tt-rss-notifier (<= 0.5.2-2)
Homepage: http://www.chromium.org/Home
Tag: devel::interpreter, devel::lang:ecmascript, devel::runtime, devel::web,
 implemented-in::c++, implemented-in::ecmascript, interface::graphical,
 interface::x11, network::client, protocol::TODO, protocol::ftp,
 protocol::gopher, protocol::http, protocol::ipv6, protocol::ssl,
 role::program, scope::application, uitoolkit::TODO, uitoolkit::gtk,
 use::browsing, use::downloading, use::viewing, web::browser,
 web::scripting, works-with-format::TODO, works-with-format::gif,
 works-with-format::html, works-with-format::jpg,
 works-with-format::json, works-with-format::mp3,
 works-with-format::oggtheora, works-with-format::oggvorbis,
 works-with-format::plaintext, works-with-format::png,
 works-with-format::svg, works-with-format::xml,
 works-with-format::xml:rss, works-with-format::xml:xslt,
 works-with::audio, works-with::image, works-with::image:raster,
 works-with::image:vector, works-with::text, works-with::video,
 x11::application
Download-Size: 72.1 MB
APT-Manual-Installed: yes
APT-Sources: http://deb.devuan.org/merged chimaera/main amd64 Packages
Description: web browser
 Web browser that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable internet
 browsing experience.
 .
 This package contains the web browser component.

Micronaut · 2024-07-23 17:46:20

Version 126.0.6478.182 (Official Build) (64-bit)

That is currently running on a Devuan 4 VM that I use. Searching Google itself for the latest version, I get:

126.0.6478.182/183 / 16 July 2024

Looks like Google doesn't care about what Chromium supports. But again, the weird thing is that the ad-blocking extension is still in place, though it was deleted in a Devuan 5 VM.

Last edited by Micronaut (2024-07-23 17:48:41)

lynch9 · 2024-07-28 20:59:56

ηMatrix is just a superior add-on to your browser. I actually just noticed it's for PaleMoon only, so for chrome you might want to go with uMatrix. It just overall manages better the creepy websites requests and targets a wider spectrum of those...

Micronaut · 2024-07-29 13:56:17

Now I am seeing warnings in some other Chrome installs. I have multiple disks with different distros and even, *shudder*, Windows 10 on them. Plugging them into my machines and updating them this weekend, I am finally seeing something happen in Chrome. There is a list of 'extensions that may not be supported soon' showing up. In the list is uBlock Origin, of course. But also NoScript, and Decentraleyes (!) ... This makes no sense. Decentraleyes uses a static list. All it does it replace 'free' resources that are also used to track browsing with local replacements. The agenda is pretty clear when something like that is included in the purge.

It's odd that the one VM just deleted uBlock but the other systems are giving advance warning. I wonder if there is some sort of 'gradual' process being implemented with random selection of certain installs to get the purge at different times. They are probably trying to prevent the backlash that a sudden mass shutdown would provoke.

Since this is going forward, it looks like I will have to be very, very selective in the future. Literally running Chrome only for sites where it is required and staying away from it for anything and everything else.

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#1 2024-07-17 17:34:40

Chrome updates again, and ad-block still works

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