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Block Ads in Apps on Android

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182 points whalabi | 1 comments | 20 Feb 19 14:27 UTC | HN request time: 0.42s | source
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jonwinstanley ◴[20 Feb 19 15:37 UTC] No.19208644[source]▶
So you're sending ALL your internet traffic through a VPN, that you know nothing about? Sounds like the craziest idea I've ever heard.

Who owns the VPN? What are they doing with your data?

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1. r3bl ◴[20 Feb 19 15:44 UTC] No.19208731[source]▶
...no?

You create a virtual "VPN" that filters out traffic based on hostnames. DNS requests that are not on the blacklist get forwarded to your DNS of choice.

Other adblockers for non-rooted Android (like NetGuard) work in the same way.

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