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• uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store

  uBlock Origin still works in Firefox. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/ And you can, I believe, still just modify your hosts table to block out ads in Chrome. https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts Or your router's DNS using something like NextDNS. https://nextdns.io/ Ads suck. Support content where you can, but even when you pay they still serve ads / tracking scripts. So fuck 'em. Block... - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago

• Hack your DNS for better focus

  I've used NextDNS for years to keep our home internet safe for the kids and it works really well. Fortunately NextDNS offers API access that you can use to automate turning different internet filters on and off. Unfortunately their API docs are horrible. - Source: dev.to / 2 months ago

• Microsoft begins turning off uBlock Origin and other extensions in Edge

  I think that we'll need to adopt network-level filtering if we want to outsmart the browsers. I haven't looked back since adopting NextDNS and configuring my router to filter all traffic through it. It does a great job of stripping ads out of all my devices connected to it, and that's something I don't mind paying a few bucks for a year (I think it's like $19/year). Check it out here: https://nextdns.io/. - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago

• Pihole v6

  One of the most values I get out of a SaaS service is NextDNS [0]. There are competitors like ControlD [1] that are also very good. At the end of the day they both check all the boxes for me. But, the piece that really got me with NextDNS when I started using it was the unlimited number of profiles. This allows me to target any device, no matter where it is (this is fantastic for mobile devices) and keep my... - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago

• Pihole v6

  Want to highlight https://nextdns.io/ as a similar service, very happy with it. - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago

• Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down through in-app ads

  Use NextDNS (https://nextdns.io) on your mobile phone as a Private DNS provider, and switch as many apps as allow it to be web apps, i.e. https://m.uber.com works just fine, and use Firefox on mobile and enabled about:config as it's at chrome://geckoview/content/config.xhtml , from there switch beacon.enabled to false. Far less requires an actual app than most people imagine. It's the apps that leak so much. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

• Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location

  Easier just to block the ad servers at the DNS level. I use NextDNS [1] as it lets me configure it, but AdGuard [2] DNS probably also works well. 1. https://nextdns.io/ 2. https://adguard-dns.io/en/welcome.html. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

• Ask HN: What ist your AdBlock strategy?

  - Pi-Hole can run on a Linux box, in a Docker container, and on a Synology. You don't need a Raspberry Pi to run it. - Look at https://nextdns.io as an alternative. - I use uBlock Origin and NextDNS at home. - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

• Ask HN: What ist your AdBlock strategy?

  It appears that there are AdBlock packages available for OpenWRT[1]. [0] https://nextdns.io. - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

• Ask HN: What currently is the best, nerd-friendly, rootable Android phone?

  " appears to have blacklisted it on the basis of its model name" Why is that? I think Pixel was always good for this. The problem with rooted phones is that many bank applications wont run anymore. "of systemwide adblocking" Your alternative would be to use another DNS service like https://nextdns.io. - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago

• All Fritz Box modems have been hijacked

  Block 45.76.93.104 and 2001:19f0:6c00:1b0e:5400:4ff:fecd:7828 at the firewall if possible. Ensure that DNS-over-HTTP (DoH) is enabled where it can be. Set upstream DNS servers that block malware, such as 1.1.1.2 or NextDNS Delete "fritz.box" from the domain search list in DNS settings. Educate your parents to be cautious about directly typing domain names or searching from the OmniBox. https://nextdns.io/... - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• Ask HN: Which tools are the best for internet safety for kids?

  I've tried hosted Pi-Hole and AdGuard Home. They are good as long as I'm around to fix stuffs. Then I tested something which can be global (home) and also for individual devices -- Control-D, NextDNS, and Adguard DNS. All of them works pretty well. If I really have to choose, then it would be in the order of NextDNS > Control-D > AdGuard DNS. Affiliated with none, and have decided to subscribe to all three to... - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• Ask HN: Which tools are the best for internet safety for kids?

  I really like NextDNS. It's very cheap ($1.99/mo) and has an app (macOS/Windows/iOS/Android) that provides filtering/monitoring on the go, even when they aren't at home. https://nextdns.io. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• Runs on your OpenWrt box: AdGuard Home is network-wide blocking ads and tracking

  Okay but NextDNS' own homepage says it "blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps" - https://nextdns.io. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• Runs on your OpenWrt box: AdGuard Home is network-wide blocking ads and tracking

  I used Pi-Hole, then went to NextDNS, then to AdGuard DNS, tinkered with AdGuard Home, and currently testing Control-D. They are all actually pretty good, similar features, and it has become just a matter of personal choice. In all fairness, when I have some time and can invest in decent hardwares, I might go back to AdGuard Home with one of the paid services as backup for travel, and when for the other family... - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• Runs on your OpenWrt box: AdGuard Home is network-wide blocking ads and tracking

  I ran a competing project[0] on my home network for a few years before I discovered NextDNS[1]. What I lost in performance (requests don't leave my house) I gained in portability: ALL my devices can take advantage – at home and away – and time-saved. PiHole works 90% of the time, but when it did stop working, I'd have to spend a bit of time fixing it. At $20/year, I simply couldn't compete with NextDNS. Note: This... - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• A list of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS offerings that have free tiers of interest to devops and infradev

  Nextdns.io - DNS-based firewall, 300K free queries monthly. - Source: dev.to / about 1 year ago

• Ask HN: Unblockable Google Search Ads?

  I first used Safari on Windows around 2006. Put me off forever. You just need Firefox and the extensions that mean ads are never seen. That said, take a look at https://nextdns.io. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• What are must have packages for security and privacy?

  Just run snort and get nextdns.io account and use those DNS servers to control your DNS. Source: over 1 year ago

• AdGuard Home + Tailscale = Erase Ads on the Go

  I'm using NextDNS which can be integrated into TailScale MagicDNS. It works seamlessly. You may need to pay if you have a high usage rate. I pay for the Pro version but that's less than $30 CAD a year. I did have in house Raspberry PI and Pi-Hole DNS but it was a lot of work. Source: over 1 year ago

• Google Chrome will limit ad blockers starting June 2024

  Pretty much to the same effect of a pihole, yet you can get up and running in minutes. You can then configure wherever you please: your browser, your laptop, your phone, or even your router. [0]: https://nextdns.io. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago