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Loucypher

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Loucypher ,

That is only if you use it on a phone as it kinda runs like a VPN, right? They can’t do this stuff if you only use their DNS

Loucypher ,

You can install the apk from their website, it cannot be found on the Play store. It can block stuff at the DNS level.
If you are on iOS then you can also do that and you can enable the extension for Safari.

I have started with PiHole, then played with AdGuard Home and loved it so much that it replaced my PiH. I kept it until I found Technitium, which can do all of those two can do and more as it can also act as an authoritative DNS. I would not recommend this to those not interested to really play around with DNS.

Long story short, I still have AdGuard on my iPhone but only use it with Safari as the dns filtering has been plagued by a bug and just drains my battery. The disconnect app can do that with little configuration to do.
For pure DNS you could also get DNSsecure,
I can pass you the link for iOS but it also exists on Android and it is open source :)
https://apps.apple.com/fr/app/dnsecure/id1533413232?l=en-GB

This allows you to change the DNS of your phone so it will override Google/Apple or your ISP

Loucypher ,

Thank you!

I am genuinely horrified to see how much data google collected from me

I created a google takeout and in that zip file I found some files containing a ton of data about me. It has logged every single page I visited while using the google search engine and chrome browser. It even logged every single time I opened an app on my old android phone. It even has VOICE RECORDINGS of me and a log of every...

Loucypher ,

Can you use banking apps on it?

Loucypher ,

Bingo

Loucypher ,

Why? What is the benefit?

Loucypher ,

Gold

Loucypher ,

Thank you!

Loucypher ,

Good one XD

Loucypher ,

You can pay a lifetime licence for 10$
https://apps.apple.com/fr/app/adguard-pro-adblock/id1126386264?l=en-GB

Loucypher ,

That is because search engines are shittier by the day

Insight on how the ADs network is built?

Does any of you know firsthand how the ad industry works? I hate them with all my heart and I already go out of my way to block them but maybe you have been on the other side of the fence and can share some internal insight on what to focus on to really disrupt the data collection. I.e. even if I use uBlock can the ad network...

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