Originally Posted By: Triple_Se7en
1) Hide placeholders of blocked elements
If unchecked you will see blank spaces where ads or other blocked content would have been. I leave it unchecked in order to maintain page layout. It does not make any functional difference.
Originally Posted By: Triple_Se7en
2) Show the number of blocked requests on the icon
I check that just to get a sense of how "blocked" any given page is. Eg., if some function of the site is not working and the number of blocked items is large, I might presume the lack of function to be attributable to a blocked script.
This very page at BITOG indicates "7" elements are blocked for me.
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3) Make use of context menu where appropriate
I check this so when there is something on a page that I want blocked I can simply right click that element and block it.
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4) Disable tooltips
I leave unchecked for the once in a blue moon I care about the content of a tooltip. Tooltips are really not invasive.
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5) Color-blind friendly
I leave unchecked to maintain the site's aesthetic intention.
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6) Enable cloud storage support
This will back up your settings to a cloud storage account. I don't bother.
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7) Disable pre-fetching (to prevent any connection for blocked network requests)
I leave this unchecked because pre-fetching data can speed up navigation sometimes. Having a site that knows who you are pre-fetching data may avail some of your information to the parties from whom the data is being fetched, however.
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8) Disable hyperlink auditing Prevent WebRTC from leaking local IP addresses Block CSP reports Default behavior
I check this; as someone who from time to time has to be intentionally vague about my whereabouts in order to gain access to U.S.-only content.
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9) These default behaviors can be overridden on a per-site basis
This is probably harmless to check and one day you may want to treat one site differently than some others.
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10) Disable cosmetic filtering
I am a web developer and it irks me that people can mess with my layouts and designs. This really does not play into privacy but *might* save you some bandwidth; with bandwidth being the last thing most people in the industrialized world ever have to worry about.
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11) Block Media Elements larger than 40kb
Again, mostly to save bandwidth. I would expect a majority of these elements to be media.
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12) Block Remote Fonts
Remote fonts do not take up much bandwidth and present zero security or privacy risk. If anyone chose to use a remote font it is because they feel that font is integral to the look-and-feel of their site. I like to respect that.
Originally Posted By: Triple_Se7en
13) Block CSP Reports
I don't check this.
https://www.ghacks.net/2017/10/19/ublock-criticized-for-blocking-csp/
