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A lot of people use uBlock Origin. Does any of you use uMatrix? (github.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by cm0002@infosec.pub to c/privacy@programming.dev
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I used to have uMatrix runing on my browser. It basically works like a firewall, preventing cookies, scripts and other stuff running on your browser without your consent.

It gives you much more control than uBlock, but it is also known for breaking websites if you don't set what you allow the browser to run properly. I remember it being quite tedious, as I had to go through the process of setting those things properly on each new website I was visiting.

Maybe some of you use it already, and would like to share the experience. Maybe others didn't know about it and would like to give it a try. Either way, I don't hear that many peopl talking about this tool, so I thought of sharing it here.

Have a wonderful day!

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[โ€“] adarza@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

i see that it does, now, but the ui to do so is basically unusable. ten minutes and a flurry of clicks upon clicks to do what the umatrix ui can do in less than five seconds while displaying everything in one view.