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    Ask HN: What ist your AdBlock strategy?

    99 points laserstrahl | 20 comments | 28 Oct 24 12:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.951s | source | bottom

    Hi, Just installed OpenWRT. Which solutions for ad blocking and other trackers would you recommend? Pi-Hole is not a option, since I don't have one laying around.

    So anything else I can try which will work out of the box? For links and guides I'd be happy. PS: I got dual antennas what would come into your mind to do with it?

    1. marssaxman ◴[28 Oct 24 16:54 UTC] No.41973348[source]▶
    Firefox + uBlock Origin works well for me! It's all I use.
    replies(6): >>42012529 #>>42012534 #>>42012566 #>>42012886 #>>42013139 #>>42014429 #
    2. berbec ◴[31 Oct 24 23:18 UTC] No.42012529[source]▶
    I had a pihole for a while, but found ublock was more reliable. Occasionally the dns routing to 127.0.0.1 would wreck havoc on "Smart" devices, such as firetv etc
    3. dawnerd ◴[31 Oct 24 23:20 UTC] No.42012534[source]▶
    I do that plus adguard dns hosted on my local network and I use their paid dns on my phones when remote.
    4. rsyring ◴[31 Oct 24 23:24 UTC] No.42012566[source]▶
    Ditto except NextDNS as default on my network for DNS blocking.

    I can switch to cloudflare DNS in Firefox to circumvent DNS routing which is occasionally necessary, mostly to make email links work.

    replies(2): >>42013759 #>>42019465 #
    5. jackstraw14 ◴[01 Nov 24 00:23 UTC] No.42012886[source]▶
    Brave browser + uBlock Origin is still great for a Chromium-flavored experience too.
    6. atmavatar ◴[01 Nov 24 01:13 UTC] No.42013139[source]▶
    In addition to that, I use EFF's Privacy Badger

    https://www.eff.org/pages/privacy-badger

    replies(2): >>42014459 #>>42016835 #
    7. newscracker ◴[01 Nov 24 03:23 UTC] No.42013759[source]▶
    NextDNS does not work many a times. I prefer the iOS app so that it’s easy to disable when needed, but the app has not been updated for a few years. Many a times the test page at test.nextdns.io will show as unconfigured and sometimes it will show as passing the test.

    On Apple TV, I have the NextDNS profile installed, but it still doesn’t work.

    Most of the community forum posts on NextDNS don’t get any answers. I’m sure the DNS servers exist, but the clients and the configuration options have not been supported by the creators.

    I wouldn’t recommend NextDNS to anyone because of this apathy by its creators.

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    8. nilslindemann ◴[01 Nov 24 06:00 UTC] No.42014429[source]▶
    The same addon, but prefer Ungoogled Chromium as browser. Chrome, Firefox, Brave etc. have too many features I never asked for.
    replies(2): >>42018135 #>>42030191 #
    9. extraduder_ire ◴[01 Nov 24 06:10 UTC] No.42014459[source]▶
    The ublock origin FAQ recommends not using additional content blockers or you may run into effectiveness/detection problems.

    I've never had the former happen, but it's something to be aware of.

    10. AStonesThrow ◴[01 Nov 24 10:34 UTC] No.42015596{3}[source]▶
    NextDNS was working a treat for me, and it was only through NextDNS's meticulous logging that I immediately discovered that my consumer grade router was hopelessly compromised: joined a botnet, trafficking porn, IDK.

    So I threw the router out the window, and signed up to rent CPE from my ISP; edge router security is now 100% their responsibility!

    replies(1): >>42018524 #
    11. throawayonthe ◴[01 Nov 24 13:41 UTC] No.42016835[source]▶
    afaik there's nothing ublock doesn't block (or can't block with an extra filter or two) that Privacy Badger does, sorta redundant
    12. gtk40 ◴[01 Nov 24 15:46 UTC] No.42018135[source]▶
    I just use Firefox and disable Pocket, search suggestions, and everything on the new tab page and it feels fine to me.
    replies(1): >>42020256 #
    13. cyberpunk ◴[01 Nov 24 16:19 UTC] No.42018524{4}[source]▶
    What’s a CPE?
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    14. pmw ◴[01 Nov 24 17:18 UTC] No.42019277{5}[source]▶
    It's an networking term to distinguish between ISP-owned and customer-owned equipment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customer-premises_equipment
    replies(1): >>42022636 #
    15. g8oz ◴[01 Nov 24 17:35 UTC] No.42019465[source]▶
    NextDNS is definitely worth the money. Setting up profiles for your kids devices is very useful functionality as well.
    16. DavideNL ◴[01 Nov 24 18:47 UTC] No.42020256{3}[source]▶
    Same, but discovered a nice alternative Firefox fork recently: Floorp

    https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp

    https://floorp.app/

    replies(2): >>42028157 #>>42031547 #
    17. jdsnape ◴[01 Nov 24 23:33 UTC] No.42022636{6}[source]▶
    minor nitpick, but it's not ownership so much as location. Sometimes the ISP will own the equipment, but it will be located on the customer premises rather than the ISP premises. It's an important distinction as you can't just rock up and do stuff to it.
    18. lazyeye ◴[02 Nov 24 18:23 UTC] No.42028157{4}[source]▶
    Also checkout the Mullvad browser which I believe is based on the Tor browser with the Tor bit removed. (You dont need the Mullvad vpn to use it).

    https://mullvad.net/en/browser

    19. e40 ◴[03 Nov 24 00:09 UTC] No.42030191[source]▶
    Found out 1Password doesn't work in this, so it killed my plan to switch to it. Currently using Brave, which seems like the next best choice.
    20. i-am-fnord ◴[03 Nov 24 06:56 UTC] No.42031547{4}[source]▶
    Floorp is great! Also discovered it recently. Works really well.