corbin@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoHere's what's happening to ad blockers in Google Chrome (and other browsers)www.spacebar.newsexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down12cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mlopensource@lemmy.ml
arrow-up159arrow-down1external-linkHere's what's happening to ad blockers in Google Chrome (and other browsers)www.spacebar.newscorbin@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square72fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mlopensource@lemmy.ml
minus-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoRun a pihole or similar Your web browser is just one piece of software on your network capable of displaying ads and collecting data
minus-squareuzay@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoNetwork-level adblock cannot replace browser-level adblock and vice versa
minus-squareMentorKitten@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoI thought this requires permission to a router. Can you do this say at a dorm or an apartment where internet is provided for you through a portal
minus-squarePotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAnother user commented that you can run Unbound (the technology used by pihole) on your machine. Even easier, configure your device to use an ad block DNS resolver. Control D has free ones: https://controld.com/free-dns
Run a pihole or similar
Your web browser is just one piece of software on your network capable of displaying ads and collecting data
Network-level adblock cannot replace browser-level adblock and vice versa
Both… both is good
I thought this requires permission to a router. Can you do this say at a dorm or an apartment where internet is provided for you through a portal
Another user commented that you can run Unbound (the technology used by pihole) on your machine.
Even easier, configure your device to use an ad block DNS resolver. Control D has free ones: https://controld.com/free-dns