alt Hacker NewsI feel like we're losing the plot here. Removing the cancel capability of onBeforeRequest didn't improve security much. It did, though, hobble ad blockers to just dealing with static lists if they want to prevent an ad from downloading in the first place.
Removing the onBeforeRequest redirect didn't add much security either, since you can just ask for permission B instead of permission A and just inject code. Though, ad blockers don't need that anyway.
It’s insane to think that an extension with the ability to snoop on all your requests is more privacy oriented than one that can’t.
It’s insane to want extensions to snoop on all your requests in an attempt at more privacy.