Author Topic: Extension blocked by MalwareBytes extension...Firefox controversy....  (Read 799 times)

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Offline polonus

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Firefox introduced blocking cross-site-trackers:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/trackers-and-scripts-firefox-blocks-enhanced-track#w_social-media-trackers

What is being blocked inside the browser can be found here: https://disconnect.me/trackerprotection#trackers-we-block

For the Dicsonnect browser extension I get a MalwareBytes extension alert as:
Trying to download File blocked: blob:-https://obfuscator.io/9d519935-84da-4447-87f7-67a5613d4525

Possible suspicious activity encompasses a variety of behaviors that are commonly attributed to technical support scams, cryptojacking, browser hijacking, and other types of harmful, risky, and potentially unwanted objects.

Why is this. Has Firefox given up on tracker neutrality even for the Big Boys?
I thought they were Google sponsored?

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