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I like this quote from gorhill
No point speculating one way or another, my experience with the CWS in the past is that we will never know why it was labelled "REJECTED", they never disclose the exact "why".
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If google was a Dungeons n Dragons character, its alignment would be "Clueless Evil".

As a sidenote, uBlock Origin alongside VLC and Blender are the FOSS project I respect the most for the uncompromised stands against buyout and corporate BS.
 
Friendly advice: Read such kind of threads bottom-up, in case you got no time to read it all. The issue has been resolved.
 
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As the old saying in the army went: once is shit happens, twice is honking bad luck, three-plus is enemy action.
 
Phishfry said:
I beleive they want this application gone so they will make more ad revenue.
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Exactly.

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Why would they want an app in their store that reduces potential revenue for them?

Maybe if uBlock Origin whitelisted Google. :rolleyes:
 
Glad to see I am not the only one using the MVPS host file.
Feels a little naughty using a MS orientated list on FreeBSD but it is well maintained.
I just donated 10 bucks as it is really worthy. Been using it for at least 10 years alongside many different A/V programs..
That and uBlock Origin have made my browsing enjoyable. Maybe uBlock deserves a donation too.
 
funkygoby said:
I like this quote from gorhill

If google was a Dungeons n Dragons character, its alignment would be "Clueless Evil".

As a sidenote, uBlock Origin alongside VLC and Blender are the FOSS project I respect the most for the uncompromised stands against buyout and corporate BS.
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Corporations simply cater to what consumers want.
People want to be on the Internet for free, and companies deliver. As there is no free lunch, the consumers pay by leaking their data to companies which resell it for real cash.

The consumers are responsible, not Google's.
If people payed for their search engine subscription or even cared about the security of their data, things would be very different indeed.
 
Things should be different. But I fear even when paying for stuff they still will push ads on you and sell any click you make.
 
I look at wikipedia as an example of awesomeness. They do some intrusive fundraising but overall it is a great experience.
Wish more of the web was like them instead of monetizing every scrap of information.
 
Crivens said:
But I fear even when paying for stuff they still will push ads on you and sell any click you make.
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The same guy I talked about a while ago who tried to convince me having ads on my site would be such a good deal and about how much $$$ he was making from his clicks fell for somebody sending him a check that he deposited and withdrew the funds. Of course there were no funds to back it up and he has to repay the bank.

Shouldn't be a problem with all the money he's making off clicks. Oh, that was his click money...
 
Trihexagonal said:
The same guy I talked about a while ago who tried to convince me having ads on my site would be such a good deal and about how much $$$ he was making from his clicks fell for somebody sending him a check that he deposited and withdrew the funds. Of course there were no funds to back it up and he has to repay the bank.

Shouldn't be a problem with all the money he's making off clicks. Oh, that was his click money...
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LOL :) yeah, ads can be nasty. They need to balanced out by some really good value.
 
Phishfry said:
I look at wikipedia as an example of awesomeness. They do some intrusive fundraising but overall it is a great experience. Wish more of the web was like them instead of monetizing every scrap of information.
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I like them a lot too. They do have to grovel for money, but using their site is just so nice and clean otherwise. They're actually one of the few non-profit web sites I regularly provide a small donation. It makes me happy to do it because I enjoy using their site.

I'm an avid user of Ublock Origin. I honestly don't think I could browse the web without it. It's not just the onslaught of ads that are a problem, there's sometimes non-advertising content on sites I regularly visit I find I need to filter. So yeah anything that impacts UBO is of big concern to me.

I'm glad UBO got through this one unscathed, but I think the major browsers are batting to remove the ability to filter content to serve the interests of those high paying customers. I keep half expecting to find I can no longer install UBO one of these days.
 
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