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proVision Rule Editor

page-specific rule editor
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NEW FEATURE!

MINIWIDGET

Small widget appearing at the bottom of browser's viewport. Useful especially for those who do not keep the extension's icon pinned in browser's toolbar.

EXTENSION UPDATE: v.0.3.3

Login screen is now available and users can log in with Google account or locally with email/password. Feedback from logged users will be assigned to their accounts.
Improving caching for synced page-specific rules from server.
Adding new icons - links to our website and a rule editor.
Adding support for new type of rule with "*" selector.

EXTENSION UPDATE: v.0.3.2

Ensuring that miniwidget stays always on top even if pop-up with maximal z-index is appended to the end of the <body> element.
Improving set of allowed html elements to scan.
Ensuring that found & hidden elements stay hidden even if their style attribute is eventually overwritten by another script.
Fixing bugged indicator of cached page-specific rule count.
Improving processing of <body> element in case of locked scrolling.
Subtracting non-existent (additionaly removed/replaced) elements from the count of found elements.

EXTENSION UPDATE: v.0.3.1

Fixing bugged common rules (for ".cc-*" classes) causing inputs for credit card info to disappear.
Bulletproofing css for miniwidget that could be compromised by website's css.
Changing default miniwidget settings to show miniwidget only when hidden elements are present.

EXTENSION UPDATE: v.0.3.0

New feature! Adding "miniwidget" (small widget appearing at the bottom of browser window). This allows easier access to extension's control functions especially for users that do not keep the extension's icon pinned in browser toolbar.
Adding settings for miniwidget (available in extension's window).
Improving visual design in order to make the UI more smoother.
Updating common rules / scanning algorithm.

RULE EDITOR UPDATE: v.0.2.0

Rule editor has been approved by Google for the "Sign in by Google" (OAuth 2.0) feature and user accounts are fully working.
Basic CRUD operations over page-specific rules are available now and anybody can define rules for any website in order to hide any popup or other annoying unwanted element not hidden by proVision Chrome Extension's automatic features.
All the user-created rulesets will become valid after approval process. That means admins must check the user submission first. The idea for the future is to shift this responsibility onto trusted community members.

EXTENSION UPDATE: v.0.2.4

The new textual analysis feature from v.0.2.2 update does not scan the content inside an iframe element. An iframe is always a bad sign, therefore if a suspicious element contains an iframe it will go hidden without further analysis.
The same applies for empty suspicious elements with position absolute or fixed (which is probably a semi-transparent page covering pop-up overlay that does not contain an actual pop-up as a child element but stands besides the pop-up as a sibling).

EXTENSION UPDATE: v.0.2.2

Implementing textual content analysis of "suspicious" HTML elements in order to better distinguish whether a given element is just an innocent cookie recipe or an actual cookie consent bar/pop-up.
Improving common rule definitions for better results.
Fixing minor UI translation bug.

RULE EDITOR UPDATE: v.0.1.1

Implementing login/registration and user management system. It is possible to create an account locally or sign up with Google via OAuth2.0 now, only for testing puproses (accounts will be probably deleted sooner or later). The same accounts will be valid also for proVision Chrome Extension. Registration currently does not require email verification.

EXTENSION UPDATE: v.0.2

Page-specific rules are finally in our database and synced with client extensions using REST API.
Synced rules for visited websites are currently cached for 24h and up to 300 records (FIFO method).
Settings section is now available and contains a clear-cache button in order to delete all cached rules if needed for some reason.

RULE EDITOR UPDATE: v.0.1.0

Page-specific rule editor GUI is opened on https://www.axelproductions86.com/provision-rule-editor in read-only mode. This is where users will be able to manage and update the rules.

EXTENSION UPDATE: v.0.1.4

New feature! Adding 5 colorful indicators indicating the types of found/hidden elements (cookies, push, adblocker, subscribe, other).
Updating both common and page-specific rulesets.
Occasionally the MutationObserver's callback seems like it doesn't fire on page load for some reasons, resulting in scanning routine not being executed immediately. Fixing this by forced scan routine execution after page load if not already executed by MutationObserver.
Removing creepy-looking right eye blinking animation from the glasses icon in extension window.

EXTENSION UPDATE: v.0.1.3

Using MutationObserver to trigger the scan routine when something changes in HTML DOM instead of periodically performed scans, which brings significant CPU usage drop (should use this from beginning).
Improving visibility check algorithm in order to exclude present, but invisible, hidden or zero height unwanted elements from the "found elements count"
Fixing grammary errors in Slovak and Czech language (hopefully :-))

EXTENSION UPDATE: v.0.1.2

Adding support for more consent management platforms (common rules)
Changing UI font to Source Sans Pro
Fixing minor UI bugs appearing in other languages
Fixing wrong input placeholders in user feedback section

EXTENSION UPDATE: v.0.1.1

After excruciatingly long period of time the proVision Chrome extension has been finally approved by Google and a betaversion is available in Chrome Web Store now.
Looking forward to your user feedback so we can fine-tune our AI and start building a database for page-specific rules. Cookie consents, push notifications and other popups will not bother us again.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the toughest privacy and security law in the world. Though it was drafted and passed by the European Union (EU), it imposes obligations onto organizations anywhere, so long as they target or collect data related to people in the EU. The regulation was put into effect on May 25, 2018.

Since then, web is being flooded with annoying and obtrusive cookie consent bars and pop-ups requiring user interaction, narrowing browser's viewport or covering page content. We have an idea to build a community and together deal with this and other unnecessary stuff like push notifications, subscribe prompts or turn-off-your-adblocker messages once and for all. There has not yet been a solution like this!

HOW DOES IT WORK?

We are testing and improving our algorithm (a set of common rules/checks performed above website HTML) capable to recognize the unwanted content. That works for majority of websites, however in some cases (especially giants like Facebook, Twitter, etc.) it is practically impossible to locate and hide the right element automatically. That's why:
We are building community responsible for provision and update of page-specific rules. You can report any unwanted popups or elements that are not hidden by automatic features directly in extension's window and developers will take care of your feedback. You can also visit our page-specific rule editor and define rules for any specific website by yourself. After approval those rules will be synced with client extensions.

IS IT FREE?

Yes, core concept and basic functionality is and always will be free. However, there should be some reward system for active contributing users. We are planning some additional unlockable features that could be alternatively unlocked with few bucks. Details are being discussed.

HELP US AND JOIN THE COMMUNITY!

Support the community and give us your feedback by clicking the yellow button with ! sign in extension window and report websites where cookie conset bar or pop-up is not disappearing or any other issue you see.

Read our Privacy Policy for both proVision Chrome Extension and proVision Rule Editor if you're interested in how we are dealing with user data.