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Old 04-02-2013, 01:25 AM   #25
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Originally Posted by JD Gumby View Post
AdBlock doesn't actually work on Chrome. It *hides* the ads, but only after they've already been downloaded and processed (unlike the Firefox version, which doesn't download them in the first place). You're still having your data cap abused and your movements around the Web tracked. (the Chrome version of NoScript is also quite bad, as well)
This is interesting to me--their extension page doesn't say this, but I imagine they wouldn't advertise it. Can you provide some backup for the AdBlock claim? I'm not challenging this claim, just wondering where you found this; I'd be interested in reading through it.

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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
You benefit even better from the same two add-ons if you use Firefox. With adblockplus for Chrome, it still downloads the ads and just doesn't display them. The Firefox version, the ads are blocked before they are downloaded.
I'm using AdBlock rather than AdBlockPlus; I don't know if they're both working that way, given JDGumby's claim re: AdBlock above. I'm curious now to find out!
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