> If adblockers (and other classes of legit and common extensions) can be migrated to a safe API
Sure, but Manifest v3, doesn't have such API. It has a very limited API, that can't do a lot of things uBlockOrigin does.
I am not even taking about way too small limit for filtering (30k urls, my current are at 80k+)
I mean in manifest v3 you can't hide various banners or fullpage overlays and similar. That to me is one of the more important parts of what uBlockOrigin does for me.
So at best I will get half of the functionality (that is if google raises the limit)
> EFF are smart people. They know what the actual security benefit is
yes. Chrome with manifest v3 + uBlockOrign (assuming we even get it for v3), is less secure than chrome with manifest v2 + uBlockOrign
EDIT: Almost forgot. You also cannot block, adds on google search, any more.
Sure, but Manifest v3, doesn't have such API. It has a very limited API, that can't do a lot of things uBlockOrigin does.
I am not even taking about way too small limit for filtering (30k urls, my current are at 80k+)
I mean in manifest v3 you can't hide various banners or fullpage overlays and similar. That to me is one of the more important parts of what uBlockOrigin does for me.
So at best I will get half of the functionality (that is if google raises the limit)
> EFF are smart people. They know what the actual security benefit is
yes. Chrome with manifest v3 + uBlockOrign (assuming we even get it for v3), is less secure than chrome with manifest v2 + uBlockOrign
EDIT: Almost forgot. You also cannot block, adds on google search, any more.