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When Nano Defender was launched in 2019, it quickly became a go-to extension to bypass anti-adblocking mechanisms on Internet sites. It used code from uBlock Origin, one of the most prominent content blocking extensions, and users started to install the new extension in Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers.
One of the main differentiating factors between Nano Defender and uBlock Origin was that the former supported a reporting option to let the developer know about issues encountered while using the extension. A port for Firefox was created by another developer to cover all major browsers on the Windows platform.
Nano Defender has more than 200,000 users that installed the extension from the Chrome Web Store alone.
The developer of the extension revealed on the official GitHub that he decided to sell the extension twelve days ago to two Turkish developers.
Community members and Raymond Hill, developer of uBlock Origin, shared their thoughts on the deal and the fact that little information was provided. Gorhill suspected that the new owners main intention was to monetize the extension in one form or another, or do worse with it.
One of the main differentiating factors between Nano Defender and uBlock Origin was that the former supported a reporting option to let the developer know about issues encountered while using the extension. A port for Firefox was created by another developer to cover all major browsers on the Windows platform.
Nano Defender has more than 200,000 users that installed the extension from the Chrome Web Store alone.
The developer of the extension revealed on the official GitHub that he decided to sell the extension twelve days ago to two Turkish developers.
Community members and Raymond Hill, developer of uBlock Origin, shared their thoughts on the deal and the fact that little information was provided. Gorhill suspected that the new owners main intention was to monetize the extension in one form or another, or do worse with it.
Time to remove Nano Adblocker and Defender from your browsers (except Firefox) - gHacks Tech News
You should remove Nano Adblocker and Nano Defender from your Chromium-based browsers immediately. Find out why here!
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