Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] SpyBlock: Build from uBlock Origin instead of Adblock Plus

2016-04-20 Thread David Hedlund
From https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/1576#issuecomment-212549542 *davidhedlund *: "@gorhill This is not about create/maintain another extension but to add a private mode detection to uBO. If the author or IceCat would do

[Bug-gnuzilla] SpyBlock: Build from uBlock Origin instead of Adblock Plus

2016-04-20 Thread David Hedlund
uBlock Origin recently hit 1M daily users on AMO. I suggest that SpyBlock (part of GNU IceCat) fork its code from uBlock Origin (uBO) rather than Adblock Plus (ABP). IceCat author (Rubén Rodríguez) responded this one year ago: "I made the Spyblock hack before uBlock was available (or well

Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] IceCatMobile is recognized as desktop browser

2016-04-20 Thread Narcis Garcia
To follow thread with right subject: I see a "Request Desktop Site" option at main menu, but it doesn't seem to have effect. User Agent may need to only add or remove "Mobile" word when user uses "Request Desktop Site" option. And this option could be enabled by default. El 20/04/16 a les

Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] GNU IceCat finally on f-droid.org

2016-04-20 Thread Narcis Garcia
I see a "Request Desktop Site" option at main menu, but it doesn't seem to have effect. User Agent may need to only add or remove "Mobile" word when user uses "Request Desktop Site" option. And this option could be enabled by default. El 20/04/16 a les 11:39, Mart Rootamm ha escrit: >> That's

Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] GNU IceCat finally on f-droid.org

2016-04-20 Thread Mart Rootamm
> That's why the mobile version of IceCat should copy the user agent > string of a popular mobile browser, like the mobile version of Firefox. But it doesn't on install :-\ 2016-04-20 14:06 GMT+03:00 Julie Marchant : > On 04/20/2016 05:39 AM, Mart Rootamm wrote: > > Indeed,

[Bug-gnuzilla] IcecatMobile: Start page to Mozilla services

2016-04-20 Thread Narcis Garcia
I've downloaded IcecatMobile with F-Droid, and at the first run it shows a page to ligin and/or subscribe to a Mozilla sync service. Why? -- http://gnuzilla.gnu.org

Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] GNU IceCat finally on f-droid.org

2016-04-20 Thread Julie Marchant
On 04/20/2016 05:39 AM, Mart Rootamm wrote: > Indeed, but the default IceCatMobile UA string is not even remotely > mobile (Windows 6.1, etc), causing many sites to display a desktop > design where they should not. That's why the mobile version of IceCat should copy the user agent string of a

Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] GNU IceCat finally on f-droid.org

2016-04-20 Thread Mart Rootamm
> That's intentional, and you're subverting a measure designed to protect > your privacy by "fixing" this. Using the same user agent string as > Firefox reduces your fingerprint. Indeed, but the default IceCatMobile UA string is not even remotely mobile (Windows 6.1, etc), causing many sites to