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UMatrix will block everything by default(more or less). Ublock will use pre defined lists that block known advertisement networks and similar.

This means umatrix will break most websites by default and require you to check what elements are required and allow them manual but offers higher security because you essentially audit every website you visit.

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> Ublock will use pre defined lists that block known advertisement networks and similar

uBlock Origin can also be used in default-deny mode, see [1]

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[1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium...

It also allows you to add certain common sites, that you may consider ok, to its white-list. That means over a period of time, the amount of auditing required generally goes down.

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