diff --git a/Dynamic-filtering:-default-deny.md b/Dynamic-filtering:-default-deny.md index ce060ab..1e0462e 100644 --- a/Dynamic-filtering:-default-deny.md +++ b/Dynamic-filtering:-default-deny.md @@ -2,13 +2,22 @@ *** -Default-deny is an awesome blocking mode for whoever is ready for the task of having to un-break web sites during the first visit, and agrees that in general most 3rd-party resources from web pages: +Default-deny is an awesome blocking mode for whoever agrees that in general most 3rd-party resources from web pages: - are not really _all_ required - increase privacy exposure -![Default-deny](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gorhill/uBlock/master/doc/img/df-dd-01.png)
-Default-deny engaged, through the default blocking of 3rd-party network requests. +Strictly speaking, default-deny means to block everything and let the user choose what should not be blocked. This strictest mode of default-deny is impractical though, as this means that most web pages would be broken, and more than likely most users would not make use if it. + +With uBlock it is possible to use more relax (and thus practical) versions of default-deny: _3rd-party-deny_ (stricter), and _3rd-party active content-deny_ (for lack of better expression). + +_3rd-party-deny_ will result in more remote resources being blocked, as anything which is 3rd-party to the current site will be blocked by default. This means a higher likelihood that web pages won't render or behave properly: + +![Default-deny anything which is 3rd-party](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/585534/8889495/c0694db0-32aa-11e5-9c1d-919e89d80c4b.png)
Default-deny all 3rd-party: more likely to break, this will need fixing by the user. + +A more friendly approach is to use _3rd-party active content-deny_, which will block only 3rd-party active content, where _active content_ refers to script and frame resources. In such case the likelihood of page breakage is much lower the _3rd-party-deny_, and yet this is where most of the benefits are reaped: + +![Default deny only 3rd-party scripts/frames](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/585534/8889496/c573989c-32aa-11e5-9a40-297ef60a58d0.png)
Default-deny 3rd-party active content only: less breakage, yet most 3rd-party resources are blocked. The 3rd-party status of a network request is determined as follow: if the domain of a network request does not match the domain of the web page from which it originates, the network request is deemed 3rd-party. The domain information is extracted as per the official [Public Suffix List](https://publicsuffix.org/).