Why Block 1.7.0

New: useful even without blockers
• The popup and full report now open with a plain-language headline and a short “What you can do” list. Examples: “The site’s server is having problems (error 503)”, “Your network is blocking this site”, “The site’s secure connection failed”, or “Blocking is breaking part of this page” plus how to fix it.
• Spots network-level blocking. If you haven’t set up a DNS filter, a domain that fails to load is checked with public DNS. If it exists publicly, Why Block tells you something on your network is blocking it: your router, DNS settings, antivirus or a workplace filter. In Firefox it also compares with what the browser itself resolved.
• Spots problems with the site itself: server errors, refused access, missing pages, broken certificates, addresses that don’t exist, and sites that are down.
• Names more blockers: other blocking extensions such as Ghostery or AdBlock Plus are now named instead of “another extension”. Edge Tracking Prevention and Opera’s built-in blocker are recognised too.
• A simpler popup when you don’t use blockers or a DNS filter. The technical detail is one click away.
• A short welcome page on first install explains what Why Block can tell you and what it found in your browser.

New: back up and restore
• Save your whole setup to one password-protected file and restore it in another browser or on another computer. That includes settings, DNS filters, data sources, your own lists and, optionally, your API keys.
• Choose to merge with what you have or replace everything.
• Keys are never restored unencrypted without your say-so. Keys from an encrypted setup only go back in once encryption is turned on. By default the backup password becomes the encryption passphrase.

Changes
• Firefox: the passkey option for unlocking encrypted keys is hidden, because Firefox doesn’t support passkeys on add-on pages yet. Your passphrase unlocks your keys. A proposed fix is being worked on in Mozilla’s bug 1693562.
•The “check automatically” setting now also covers the public DNS check. Turn it off to check only when you click.
•Privacy policy updated for the public DNS check and backups: https://whyblock.me/privacy