From e85a9fd9cea72a6af476d5437a6419a239ddae18 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Raymond Hill Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 08:14:20 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Behind the scene network requests (markdown) --- Behind-the-scene-network-requests.md | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Behind-the-scene-network-requests.md b/Behind-the-scene-network-requests.md index a9f4e1b..b391f00 100644 --- a/Behind-the-scene-network-requests.md +++ b/Behind-the-scene-network-requests.md @@ -2,4 +2,12 @@ ### What are behind-the-scene network requests -[blank page syndrome...] \ No newline at end of file +_Behind-the-scene_ network requests are those network requests which µBlock can not associate with a specific tab opened in your browser: these requests come from _somewhere_, but µBlock is missing information to report exactly from here. + +All network requests without a specific origin are classified as _behind-the-scene_. Typically, all blockers will ignore and automatically whitelist behind-the-scene network requests. + +For the Chromium browser, examples of behind-the-scene network requests: + +- Requests made by the browser to update extensions +- Requests made by the browser because of specific functionality, like the setting _"Use a prediction service to help complete searches and URLs typed in the address bar"_ +- Requests made by installed extensions for good or bad reasons (µBlock makes such requests, to fetch the filter lists when they need to be updated) \ No newline at end of file