Reviews for LeechBlock NG
LeechBlock NG by James Anderson
Review by DarseZ
Rated 3 out of 5
by DarseZ, 9 years agoHello, love this add-on!
Would you be able to remove the requirement to have "Access to all data on all websites"?
It doesn't seem that you would need to require this, just the URL only...please correct me if I'm incorrect on this assumption.
Developers may say they don't use any form/login/password data but there's no way for the end user to know. Many of the revised 57+ add-ons have this blanket permission and in many cases it doesn't seem necessary...in my uneducated opinion, of course. I'm open to being schooled.
Thank you and best wishes!
Would you be able to remove the requirement to have "Access to all data on all websites"?
It doesn't seem that you would need to require this, just the URL only...please correct me if I'm incorrect on this assumption.
Developers may say they don't use any form/login/password data but there's no way for the end user to know. Many of the revised 57+ add-ons have this blanket permission and in many cases it doesn't seem necessary...in my uneducated opinion, of course. I'm open to being schooled.
Thank you and best wishes!
Developer response
posted 9 years agoHappy to address this. Honestly, I'm not sure why Firefox gives that rather scary warning. It could be because LB uses a content script to display the countdown timer and warning message within the tab, over the web page. (Content scripts can, in principle, access all data on the web pages you view.) It could be because LB requests 'tabs' permission, so it can intermittently check whether block conditions are met for all open tabs, not just the active tab. I'll look into it. In any event, all the source code is publicly available on GitHub, so you can check that LB isn't doing anything untoward!
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- Rated 5 out of 5by thegiantsnorlax, a day agoSTEPS TO BLOCK THE WEBSITES ON LEECH BLOCK
1. YOU NEED TO PASTE THE URL
2.uncheck the sort option
3.click ALL DAY BUTTON
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- Rated 2 out of 5by Paul, 22 days agoThis is the best productivity tool that I've used. However, it uses a TON of resources. I was trying to figure out which extension was causing my CPU usage to jump over 100% so consistently, so I turned everything off and added each back one by one. My resources stayed below 30%, normally between 7 and 17% (via about:processes, verified with Windows Task Manager). But when I turned this extension on, my CPU usage suddenly jumped and stayed consistently high.
I don't know why something that is only meant to block websites is using so many resources on a consistent basis. It could be inefficient programming; it could be that it's being used as a backdoor for something nefarious. Either way, I'm not a fan. Too bad.Developer response
posted 22 days agoThanks for the review. LeechBlock does not normally exhibit high CPU usage. There's probably an explanation and solution for your issue. Please post a report to GitHub (via the support page) and we'll look into it. - Rated 5 out of 5by 退出党团队远离中共邪教访问c88c.us, 23 days ago
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