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    • A Former User
      A Former User last edited by

      I've run through a handful tests with the latest Opera 118 on Cover Your Tracks. And the result is shockingly bad:
      EFF Test 1.png
      It makes no difference actually, if I deactivate "allow non intrusive ads" in settings.
      Given that it's still not possible to set "block third party cookies" that's really really bad, isn't it?

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      • A Former User
        A Former User last edited by

        Just to compare. That's what I get with Brave:
        Bildschirmfoto 2025-04-18 um 15.45.46.png

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        • A Former User
          A Former User last edited by

          And this is, what I get with Vivaldi:
          2025-04-19 08.53.00 coveryourtracks.eff.org d19d33dbf5ea.jpg

          So, why is Opera with its assumed built in ad- and tracker-blocker that bad?

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          • pilis00
            pilis00 @Guest last edited by

            @DerSchlingel don't you use uBO?

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            • A Former User
              A Former User @pilis00 last edited by

              @pilis00 No, not yet. I'm relying on the advertised built-in blocker. I think, if it doesn't work why then making it a selling point?

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              • pilis00
                pilis00 last edited by

                Opera's built in adblocker has few filters in comparison with uBO.

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                • A Former User
                  A Former User @pilis00 last edited by

                  @pilis00 But even then it should give partial and not no protection on EFF, shouldn‘t it?

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                  • pilis00
                    pilis00 last edited by

                    Honestly I don't care about this kind of stuff as there's always a way to be tracked.

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                    • A Former User
                      A Former User @pilis00 last edited by

                      @pilis00 said in No protection from ads according to EFF:

                      Honestly I don't care about this kind of stuff as there's always a way to be tracked.

                      That's for sure.

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