Adblock Plus and (a little) more

Adblock Plus 1.4 for IE released · 2015-02-26 16:34 by Oleksandr Paraska

We are updating Adblock Plus for IE with version 1.4.

Here is a list of all improvements since version 1.3.

New in this release is the addition of the installer for Active Directory installs, which we really hope network administrators would appreciate.

Also, this version is the first version that will perform queries for notifications like all other ABP versions.

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Adblock Plus 1.8.11 for Chrome, Opera and Safari released · 2015-02-24 17:17 by Sebastian Noack

Install Adblock Plus 1.8.11 for Chrome
Install Adblock Plus 1.8.11 for Opera
Install Adblock Plus 1.8.11 for Safari (Safari 6 or higher required)

Changes

  • Improved the icon and logo (issue 1535 and issue 1989).
  • Fixed: Filters with internationalized domains didn’t match (issue 1801).
  • Fixed: On the options page, input was submitted even if the wrong button was pressed (issue 1448).
  • Fixed some issues with the “Block element” dialog.
    • Fixed: Overlays were sometimes covered by other elements (issue 1857).
    • Fixed: Matching elements weren’t highlighted sometimes (issue 1864).
    • Fixed: Mouse events handled by the page could prevent the dialog from showing up (issue 1665).
    • Fixed: Dialog wasn’t completely visible when selecting elements inside small frames (issue 350).
    • Fixed several issues related to framesets (issue 1867, issue 1870 and issue 1082).
    • Fixed issues caused by selecting SVG elements (issue 1856).
    • Fixed: Images weren’t recognized when using image maps (issue 1868).
    • Fixed a memory leak when routing messages across frames (issue 1840).

Chrome/Opera-only changes

  • Fixed: Icon and badge didn’t update for pre-rendered tabs (issue 1976).
  • Fixed issue with third-party pages loaded in anonymous frames (issue 1977).
  • Fixed: CSS selectors containing commas partially broke element hiding (issue 1802).
  • Fixed: “Block element” dialog and highlighted elements were staying visible after the extension is unloaded (issue 1843).

Safari-only changes

  • Fixed an issue that broke the user interface for some languages (issue 2008).

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Adblock Plus for Internet Explorer 1.4 release candidate available · 2015-02-19 09:29 by Oleksandr Paraska

We would like to announce that the current devbuild 1.3.763 is going to be the basis for the release of Adblock Plus for Internet Explorer 1.4, which we are planning to release on Wednesday the 25th of February.

Here is a list of all improvements since version 1.3.

New in this release is the addition of the installer for Active Directory installs, which we really hope network administrators would appreciate.

Also, this version is the first version that will perform queries for notifications like all other ABP versions.

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Adblock Plus integrated into Maxthon browser · 2015-02-11 09:43 by Job Plas

Adblock Plus and Maxthon committed to a partnership where Adblock Plus has been integrated as a default feature in the popular Maxthon Cloud Browser.

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Much ado about ... nothing new? Facebook's terms go into effect today · 2015-01-30 12:28 by Ben Williams

As of today, Facebook users will automatically be subject to more invasive privacy policies under the updated Terms and Conditions. This may be frightening, but their moves to individualize advertising – even outside Facebook – are really nothing new. However, it is now official. If you don’t like it, you can either quit Facebook or, along with checking a few settings, just activate Adbock Plus privacy features.

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Adblock Plus 1.8.10 for Chrome, Opera and Safari released · 2015-01-20 18:30 by Sebastian Noack

Install Adblock Plus 1.8.10 for Chrome
Install Adblock Plus 1.8.10 for Opera
Install Adblock Plus 1.8.10 for Safari (Safari 6 or higher required)

Changes

  • Fixed: “Block element” didn’t highlight some elements correctly (issue 1751 and issue 1755).
  • Fixed: “Block element” didn’t work while the first run page was open (issue 1741).

Chrome/Opera-only changes

  • Worked around an issue that broke printing of spreadsheets on Google Docs (issue 1770).
  • Adapted for a new API feature introduced in Chrome 41 and Opera 28, that allows to identify frames more efficiently and reliably (issue 1739).

Safari-only changes

  • Fixed a potential memory leak in the messaging code (issue 1724).

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My, my Myspace? · 2015-01-16 17:50 by Ben Williams

On Wednesday, Venturebeat and others reported that Myspace’s owners, an ad company called Viant, will be using the personal information it has from its over 50 million users to track its users between their online activities and their purchases in the real world.

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ABP for IE Installer for Active Directory · 2015-01-16 10:29 by Oleksandr Paraska

We have been contacted quite a few times by admins, willing to deploy ABP on the whole network, not just on a single machine. On Windows that is usually achieved through Active Directory and Group Policy Objects. Since our usual installer MSIs have language transforms embedded, they don’t work in that environment. This is why we are starting development builds of special installers, built without language transforms to allow for large scale deployments.

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Adblock Plus 2.6.7 for Firefox released · 2015-01-14 22:03 by Wladimir Palant

Install Adblock Plus 2.6.7 for Firefox

Note that this release removes the “Hide placeholders of blocked elements” option from the user interface. The underlying functionality is still available via a hidden preference, as explained in the original announcement.

Changes

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Element Hiding Helper 1.3.1 released · 2015-01-13 17:40 by Wladimir Palant

Install Element Hiding Helper 1.3.1

Changes

  • Made compatible with multiprocess Firefox (issue 1091).
  • Fixed: Selection via mouse wheel broken (issue 227).
  • Fixed: Horizontal scrollbar hides element type (issue 351).
  • Fixed tree view in the assistant dialog (issue 447).

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