Loucypher

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IOS browser suggestions? in c/[email protected]
Signal Piracy group in c/[email protected]
Seed everything, but seed bad media more in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Define « shitty »

Opinions on adguard in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

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

Opinions on adguard in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

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

Are there no fully working map apps besides gmaps? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Thank you!

I am genuinely horrified to see how much data google collected from me in c/[email protected]
I am genuinely horrified to see how much data google collected from me in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (18 children)

Can you use banking apps on it?

No thank you in c/[email protected]
No thank you in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Why? What is the benefit?

Data Removal Services in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Thank you!

Can't be too careful... in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago

Good one XD

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Insight on how the ADs network is built? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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 still build a profile? Is the benefit only cosmetic on my end? I also run a local AdGuard instance on my network

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