From 14e43a2df75297d530ae18f3543d105016f4a2c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Raymond Hill Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 09:03:31 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Created Can you trust uBlock? (markdown) --- Can-you-trust-uBlock?.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Can-you-trust-uBlock?.md diff --git a/Can-you-trust-uBlock?.md b/Can-you-trust-uBlock?.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e3a965c --- /dev/null +++ b/Can-you-trust-uBlock?.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +After I added the `privacy` permission in order to make uBlock Origin reliable when it comes to blocking network requests, a lot of people questioned uBlock Origin 's trustworthiness. + +First, uBlock Origin is completely developed in full public view. All the sources and the changes to the sources are fully accessible on GitHub. + + +Second, uBlock Origin does not have a dedicated server, it can't "phone home" with your browsing data, there is only GitHub, and GitHub is completely unrelated to uBlock Origin. + +I think it's time I give examples of how requiring _less_ permissions is **not** a sign a higher trustworthiness. + +#### Web Protector - Reliable Phishing Protection + +Chrome store: [Web Protector - Reliable Phishing Protection](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/web-protector-reliable-ph/kfecnpmgnlnbmipaogfhoacoioifjgko). + +This extension requires the same permission as uBlock, minus the `privacy` one. Some might be inclined that it can thus be more trusted than uBlock, which requires the `privacy` permission. + +However, Web Protector has a home server, and it does "phone home" as opposed to uBlock. For **every** web page you visit, you can see Web Protector sending behind-the-scene network requests to `webovernet.com`: + +![c](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/585534/8253895/fe92dd8c-1661-11e5-9134-5c2b9159a57c.png)