Don Marti
@aral @SecurityWriter Good point. Some ad blockers are security tools, some (like ABP) offer a false sense of security with paid allow-listing, and some are adware, malware, or subscription scams.
The 2 tools I recommend are:
Privacy Badger is simpler but since it's purely focused on tracking it will let more annoyances through.
uBlock Origin does a lot more
I never recommend "an ad blocker" to users—the extensions that come up highest in Google are the ones that let the Google ads through
Don Marti
@ShittyKopper @aral the weird part is that Google is supposed to be sharing their in-browser ad projects with the Competition and Markets Authority in the UK -- but this one does not seem to be showing up there. Maybe it's being held until after the CMA commitments expire?
(he/him) VP Ecosystem Innovation at Raptive (the company that used to be CafeMedia), member of W3C privacy and advertising groups, desktop Linux user, live in California, on US-Eastern time mostly. I'm usually either the privacy person in the advertising meeting or the advertising person in the privacy meeting. All posts are personal opinions, not speaking for employer or any organization here.
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