From 68171c8e1b9a74eb62e3344ab567bf0372ddf59e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thorin-Oakenpants Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2021 13:22:00 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Updated 4.1 Extensions (markdown) --- 4.1-Extensions.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/4.1-Extensions.md b/4.1-Extensions.md index b98d2b0..de1a8df 100644 --- a/4.1-Extensions.md +++ b/4.1-Extensions.md @@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ This list covers privacy and security related extensions only. While we believe --- ### :small_orange_diamond: Extensions (maybe) -* [uMatrix](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/umatrix/) ✔ [Privacy](https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/Privacy-policy) | [GitHub](https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix) - - No longer maintained. Everything uMatrix did can be covered by prefs or other extensions: use uBlock Origin for any content blocking. However, uMatrix was very stable. Use it as long as it works for you... except that's risky, because how do you *know* it's working properly? * [HTTPS Everywhere](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/https-everywhere/) ✔ [Privacy](https://www.eff.org/code/privacy/policy) | [GitHub](https://github.com/EFForg/https-everywhere) - If you're using HTTPS-Only mode (usable since FF83), then this is basically redundant, especially as more of the web turns to secure context * [CanvasBlocker](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/canvasblocker/) ✔ [Privacy](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/canvasblocker/privacy/) | [GitHub](https://github.com/kkapsner/CanvasBlocker) @@ -55,6 +53,10 @@ These extensions will not mask or alter any data sent or received, but may be us --- ### :small_orange_diamond: Don't Bother... +* [uMatrix](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/umatrix/) ✔ [Privacy](https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/Privacy-policy) | [GitHub](https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix) + - No longer maintained, the last commit was April 2020 + - ⚠️ Contains at least one [unpatched vulnerability](https://github.com/vtriolet/writings/blob/main/posts/2021/ublock_origin_and_umatrix_denial_of_service.adoc) + - Everything uMatrix did can be covered by prefs or other extensions: use uBlock Origin for any content blocking. * Cookie extensions * ❗️ Functionality for extensions may be missing for clearing IndexedDB, Service Workers cache, or cache **by host**. Clearing cookies & localStorage on their own, and leaving orphaned persistent data is a false sense of privacy * see [1340511](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1340511) for progress on this