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Updated Blocking mode (markdown)

Raymond Hill 2016-03-16 11:26:57 -04:00
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@ -7,13 +7,15 @@ uBlock Origin is not an "ad blocker", it is a wide-spectrum blocker, which happe
![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)<br><sup>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]</sup>
In the above chart, the difference between two modes translate into differences in:
- CPU usage<sup>[1]</sup>
- CPU usage (hence faster page load, better battery usage)
- Memory usage
- Network bandwidth usage
- Privacy exposure
- Security
<sub>[1] CPU usage itself translates into page load speed, battery usage.</sub>
uBlock origin + 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.
**Very easy mode** ([details](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-very-easy-mode)):
- _uBlock filters_.