diff --git a/Blocking-mode.md b/Blocking-mode.md index 21b16dc..06aec85 100644 --- a/Blocking-mode.md +++ b/Blocking-mode.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ *** -uBlock Origin is not an "ad blocker", it is a wide-spectrum blocker, which happens to be able to function as a mere "ad blocker". But it can also be used in a manner similar to [NoScript](https://noscript.net/) (to block scripts) and/or [RequestPolicy](https://requestpolicycontinued.github.io/) (to block all 3rd-party servers by default), using a point-and-click user interface. +uBlock Origin (uBO) is not an "ad blocker", it is a wide-spectrum blocker, which happens to be able to function as a mere "ad blocker". But it can also be used in a manner similar to [NoScript](https://noscript.net/) (to block scripts) and/or [RequestPolicy](https://requestpolicycontinued.github.io/) (to block all 3rd-party servers by default), using a point-and-click user interface. ![Number of 3rd-party servers to which the browser connected during benchmark](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/585534/8906091/b7334ddc-3439-11e5-848b-9e8a58eff876.png)
Number of 3rd-party servers to which the browser connected during benchmark: 83 URLs of high-traffic sites were visited (on July 24, 2015). [TODO: include intermediate mode between _easy_ and _medium_ in next benchmark] @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ In the above chart, the difference between two modes translate into differences - Privacy exposure - Security -uBlock Origin + default settings corresponds to _Easy mode_ in the graph above. +uBO + default settings corresponds to _Easy mode_ in the graph above. For reference, Adblock Plus + default settings (i.e. with _Acceptable ads_ enabled) will position you somewhere between _No blocking_ and _Very easy mode_ in the graph above. @@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ For reference, Adblock Plus + default settings (i.e. with _Acceptable ads_ enabl - _EasyList_. #### Easy mode ([details ↪](./Blocking-mode:-easy-mode)): -- This is uBlock's default, out-of-the-box mode. -- All of uBlock's own filter lists. +- This is uBO's default, out-of-the-box mode. +- All of uBO's own filter lists. - _EasyList_. - _EasyPrivacy_. - _Peter Lowe’s Ad server list‎_. @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ These will set you somewhere between _Easy mode_ and _Medium mode_: blue badge #### Medium mode ([details ↪](./Blocking-mode:-medium-mode)): -- uBlock's out-of-the-box settings. +- uBO's out-of-the-box settings. - _I am an advanced user_ = checked. - 3rd-party scripts = globally blocked. - 3rd-party frames = globally blocked. @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ These will set you somewhere between _Easy mode_ and _Medium mode_: red badge #### Hard mode ([details ↪](./Blocking-mode:-hard-mode)): -- uBlock's out-of-the-box settings. +- uBO's out-of-the-box settings. - _I am an advanced user_ = checked. - 3rd-party scripts = globally blocked. - 3rd-party frames = globally blocked.