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A lot of people use uBlock Origin. Does any of you use uMatrix? (github.com)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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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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[–] 5 points 5 months ago

I use uBlock Origin + uMatrix at the same time. The default blocked stuff from both works for me fine. uMatrix has great flexibility to allow certain stuff. And uBlock has ability to block additional stuff with the element picker, either temporary or permanent. Both tools have additional settings that the other might not cover. So what I usually do:

  • let uBlock block ads and some other stuff
  • block some stuff manually with uBlock
  • let uMatrix block additional stuff but allow me to finetune easily
  • allow certain domains or categories in uMatrix one by one for certain sites when I need to
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