Was that not just an older firefox build?
The Tor browser I mean
Yes but its proper ESR so it still gets timely security updates.
If you are worried about Tor Breaking sites because its of its āold feature setā, you are already are breaking sites with Tor Brower anyway.
Not if I dont use itā¦ 
Been using uBlock Origin extension on Firefox for several years and itās been really solid. Very rarely do I have to disable it on a page because of errors, maybe 2-3 times a year.
Overall, very effective blocking all kinds of ads, you can customize it further too.
I had been using pfblocker DNSBL since its early days- it had come a long way in regards to setup UI and then even further with really cool log visualsā¦ then it became very unreliable for me.
Moved over to Pi-hole in a docker container on the NAS. Pretty much set and forget.
Why: Not so much because of lots of pop-ups (they still happen, no list is perfect) or to clean up sites, but more-so the huge amount of malware google adsense allows through their system.
Even a three letter agrees
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which scripts?
Pihole covers more than just the browser.
Some apps / smart TVās might use their own hard-wired DNS provider, but for all the rest, pihole/adguard/whatever can provide a network level, updatable āhost fileā effect.
Can also help with wifi devices too
Iām looking into doing the same as well. Maybe a Linode droplet?
I consulted at a large ISP this year doing db migrations and reporting. I can confirm, The marketing departments collect everything on their users they can. I almost picked up a second contract with them upon completion of the first, but with their marketing unit to oversee a ETL process.
Not only do they collect tons from your internet usage, but also Cable TV. Watch time on cahnnels, watch time on add before changing the channels, and web info from their adds or adds from their āPartnersā.
Partner firms is where the BIG data is. Partner firms collect from everyone, and aggregate that data to sell to potential customers (Marketing Firms etcā¦)
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Do Not Track in your browser settings does nothing. itās merely a header.
Does a good job, and Iāve been using it for years. Also, Firefox containers has been a godsend.
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I wouldnāt know how but Iām sure anything is possible.
Its very very light weight as well, I think technotim runs pi-hole on his home lab but also on a fail over pi zero. I have a pi3 and absolutely no use-case for it lately, so I think Iām going to copy cat technotim and try to make a failover setup cause when I reboot my NAS I do loose domain resolution for a window of time.
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When this is coupled with your debit/credit card use, it generates a solid picture of you and your habits. Also, location and long term spending to match ads to your income level.
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Guess who knows what your Name, address, Credit Card, and your entire History of sites you visit is? Your ISP ! The Marketing departments have so much data itās incredible. Like I mentioned earlier, Some ISPās are also moving into Cell phone space so they can potentially get more about you. Honestly a good reason to run a VPN / PiHole 24/7.
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The pihole is unfortunately loosing efficacy over time as more companies start funneling ads through their own servers, instead of 3rd-party ad servers.
examples of this include twitch, youtube and spotify
We need directory level filtering, not just DNSā¦
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I use the built in blocker in brave, not home enough to set up a pihole+Wire guard. No time to maintain it
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I use Brave Browser or Firefox + Ublock Origin. About 90% of the time Iām on Firefox. Nothing wrong with Brave, itās just blocked at work most of the time (our filter is a totally inconsistent mess) so I canāt sync anything.
Of course I know tons of people who donāt know what an ad blocker is, so they donāt know any better. But once you start using one, the internet feels just unbearable without it. Iād rather just not use the internet if I have to see 3/4 of the page littered with shit all the time.
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user agent spoofing to the most common string ā āchrome on windowsā should also be considered.
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I am Pro funnelling ads thru the vendor of the website.
Potentially Less malware, and more chance of malware being detected and the vendor dropping that ad campaign if they habe to serve the ads.
Hosting a box for third parties to fill, seems so much more stand off, and allowing for more bad stuff, imho.
But then, I may have kept saying, itās not the ads I dislike, itās the third parties and all profiling you in addition to the actual site you choose to use.
Edit: editing old post seems okay too, right now for me in UK at 21:55 my time
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I dont mind an ad or two but trying to browse without being totally inundated with ads is ridiculous.
Evidently they have never considered that too much of a good thing can be a poison.
I dont know about you but i dont buy brands that are heavily advertised.
Nor do i shop in places heavily advertised as well.
And farcebook?
Its a veritable $#ithole with the damn suggested for you ads.
Tesla trucks, vegans, religious tripe, and the like are very seriously tempting me to dump the account.
You tube is getting just as bad!
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We are nearly there.
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this. the more itās shoved in my face the less I want it.
if i am interested in say headphones for example, I will not be going with crap like beats by dre that are heavily advertised. I will do research and read reviews until i settle on something like a sennheiser or audio technia or literally anything else than beats. But also be careful not to fall into audiofool land where itās diminishing returns and you canāt really hear the difference beyond a certain threshold, but thatās a different tangentā¦
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