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for #339: Notes about uBlock and SafeBrowsing list updates #353

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is completely <a href="https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/">open source</a>. We recommend Firefox but uBlock Origin also works in other browsers such as Safari, Opera, and Chromium. Unlike AdBlock Plus, uBlock does not allow so-called <a href="https://adblockplus.org/acceptable-ads">"acceptable ads"</a>.
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<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/">https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/</a>
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(Note: uBlock Origin sends list update requests to <a href="https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/257dd27e5dfe79b57a532f448f4668055dc339dd/assets/ublock/filter-lists.json">Dropbox, GitHub, AWS, and other domains</a>.)
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<li>Disables offline cache.</li>
</ul>
<li>browser.safebrowsing.malware.enabled = false</li>
<ul>
<li>Disable Google Safe Browsing malware checks. Security risk, but privacy improvement.</li>
</ul>
<li>browser.safebrowsing.phishing.enabled = false</li>
<ul>
<li>Disable Google Safe Browsing and phishing protection. Security risk, but privacy improvement.</li>
</ul>
<li>browser.send_pings = false</li>
<ul>
<li>The attribute would be useful for letting websites track visitors’ clicks. </li>
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<ul>
<li>WebGL is a potential security risk. <a href="http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/13799/is-webgl-a-security-concern">Source</a></li>
</ul>
<div class="alert alert-warning" role="alert">
<strong>Note: Disabling the following SafeBrowsing checks is a security risk.</strong>
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<li>browser.safebrowsing.malware.enabled = false</li>
<ul>
<li>Disable Google Safe Browsing malware checks. (<a href="https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/how-safe-browsing-works-in-firefox/">Fetches list updates from Google.</a>)</li>
</ul>
<li>browser.safebrowsing.phishing.enabled = false</li>
<ul>
<li>Disable Google Safe Browsing and phishing protection. (<a href="https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/how-safe-browsing-works-in-firefox/">Fetches list updates from Google.</a>)</li>
</ul>
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