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flyingshelftoday at 1:47 AM1 replyview on HN

> the new owner can't spy on my viewing

Quick question: how do you distinguish content blocker extensions from regular extensions? All the Adblockers I know have to use both to be effective at hiding ads, especially on YouTube.

In that case, the new owner can still do the spying.


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fizwidgettoday at 2:28 AM

In iOS at least, it tells you in Settings > Safari > Extensions. E.g. if I tap into one of the AdGuard ones I see:

“"AdGuard — General" does not have permission to read or transmit content from any web pages.”

Ones that have more permissions will say so.