Will you keep using Chrome when manifest-v2 is sunset?

Question

Google announced that with manifest-v3 [0] ad-blockers will be extremely limited in the way they can intercept and block tracking/ads requests [1].The announced deadline for manifest-v2 extensions is by the end of January 2023. After that, extensions that didn't update will no longer work on Chrome.I'm curious to see if you're a Chrom(e|ium) user, will this change make you switch browsers, or do you think the Google arguments about performance and security worth the tradeoff ?[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29502439[1] https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/reference/declarativeNetRequest/

raxxorrax · Accepted Answer

I have all major browsers installed (for dev testing). I mainly use Firefox and I hope they won't follow Chrome here. Google says manifest v3 provides security. I think that is a blatant lie. You can allow blocking request for addons. The threat from malicious pages is greater than from malicious addons. And if your plugins are indeed malicious, you have larger concerns at hand anyway.

robthebrew · Answer

On M1 Mac I have long since left the Chrome* ecosystem. They are bloated and inefficient.

sovok_x · Answer

I won't use Chrome after that, except for headless automation and debug.