Our bet is that Firefox will keep extensions made with Manifest V2 in their store, for a while at least. … Will it become worse? Almost undeniably. In aticipation of Manifest V3 we’re already working on a prototype for the new ad blocker extension, and let me tell you - it’s hard. Nearly all browser extensions as you know them today will be affected in some way. … Google as the owner of a dominant web browser has almost uncontrollable power to shape the web platform.Īnd Andrey Meshkov has some news-but “ it’s not good news”:Ĭhrome devs decided to solve the security problem by stripping extensions of access rights to web requests and, therefore, of many useful capabilities. Manifest V3 … looks good on paper, but the reality is quite different. … It is a fallacy that removing blocking webRequest will solve the underlying problem. The argument that privacy can be further improved by removing blocking webRequest is questionable. … Intended or not, Manifest V3 takes choice away from users, exposing them to new threats. It removes access to powerful APIs that allowed us to provide innovation in privacy protection. With … Manifest V3, Google dramatically limits capabilities of browser extensions. Extension developers and users should act firmly against it. … Nothing Manifest V3 introduces in its current state, can help protect privacy. Manifest V3 is a detrimental step back for internet privacy. “ Google … has almost uncontrollable power” Ghostery Geschäftsführeren Jean Paul Schmetz and Heinz Spengler are not at all happy: … These new limitations are paternalistic and downright creepy. may seem in the weeds, but the broader implications should matter to all internet citizens: it’s another step towards Google defining how we get to live online. … It’s also doubtful Mv3 will do much for security. It will restrict the capabilities of web extensions … like some privacy-protective tracker blockers, will have greatly reduced capabilities. Manifest V3, or Mv3 for short, is outright harmful to privacy efforts. is another example of the inherent conflict of interest that comes from Google controlling both the dominant web browser and one of the largest internet advertising networks. Google Chrome’s soon-to-be definitive basket of changes to the world of web browser extensions, has been framed by its authors as “a step in the direction of privacy, security, and performance.” But we think these changes are a raw deal for users. What’s the craic? Daly Barnett reports-“ Chrome Users Beware: Manifest V3 is Deceitful and Threatening”: Your humble blogwatcher curated these bloggy bits for your entertainment. Google calls it Manifest V3. EFF calls it a “conflict of interest.” In today’s SB Blogwatch, we call it deeply suspicious.
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