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uBlock Origin Criticized for Blocking Content Security Policy

posted by Fnord666 on Monday October 23 2017, @09:09AM   Printer-friendly
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MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

The popular content blocking extension uBlock Origin blocks CSP reporting on websites that make use of it if it injects neutered scripts.

CSP, Content Security Policy, can be used by web developers to whitelist code that is allowed to run on web properties. The idea behind the feature is to prevent attackers from injecting JavaScript on websites protected by CSP.

CSP reports any attempt of interfering with the site's policies in regards to scripts to the webmaster. This happens when users connect to the site, and is used by webmasters to analyze and resolve the detected issues.

[...] Raymond Hill, the developer of uBlock Origin, replied stating that this was not a bug but by design. The extension blocks the sending of CSP reports if it injects a neutered Google Analytics script.

Source: https://www.ghacks.net/2017/10/19/ublock-criticized-for-blocking-csp/

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  • (Score: 2) by crafoo on Saturday October 28 2017, @02:05AM (1 child)

    by crafoo (6639) on Saturday October 28 2017, @02:05AM (#588512)

    OOOOh oooh ooh! You know what? Javascript is a mistake. If I want to run a fucking white board app I will fucking run a white board app. Not a shitpile javascript app INSIDE A FUCKING BROWSER.

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  • (Score: 2) by Pino P on Saturday October 28 2017, @02:28PM

    by Pino P (4721) on Saturday October 28 2017, @02:28PM (#588682) Journal

    If I want to run a fucking white board app I will fucking run a white board app.

    The difference between web apps and native apps is that native apps run only on one operating system. If your computer isn't a Mac, good luck unpacking and running the .dmg of a whiteboard app made for Mac. Even if the source code is available, good luck building and running the source code of a whiteboard app that uses Cocoa.