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Re: Block Ads in Apps on Android

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Post by misbahshozab » Wed, Feb 20, 2019, 3:34 PM UTC

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Re: Block Ads in Apps on Android

#12

Post by Fnoord » Wed, Feb 20, 2019, 3:35 PM UTC

I'm using Pi-Hole on an Ubiquiti router together with WireGuard and DNSSEC. My Synology NAS is backup (with regards to the DNS-based Pi-Hole blocking) taking the adblocking load off the router (there's no redundancy for WireGuard endpoint though). I don't (need) to use a RPi anymore. It works extremely well for me, and all my clients also get to connect to Nextcloud running on the Synology.

My setup does far more than just blocking ads, and works transparent as long as the client is connected through WireGuard (which works seamlessly over LTE and public WiFi).

That being said, I really like how Blokada and DNS66 are available in F-Droid [1] [2], and require minimal technical knowledge to set up. The more [ad blocking], the merrier.

As a backup measure I use Firefox with uBlock. The only machine I don't use uBlock is on Kali because I want to see the website exactly as it is being served.

[1] https://f-droid.org/packages/org.blokada.alarm/

[2] https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.jak_linux.dns66/

Re: Block Ads in Apps on Android

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Post by Forbo » Wed, Feb 20, 2019, 3:36 PM UTC

What does DNS66 offer over NetGuard? Near as I can tell, they both use the VPN functionality to work, both don't require root, and both are available on F-Droid.

Edit: I guess Blokada is another to consider, just heard of it from this thread.

Re: Block Ads in Apps on Android

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Post by trishmapow2 » Wed, Feb 20, 2019, 3:36 PM UTC

gattilorenz wrote: post #2

Another alternative, on a rooted phone, is AdAway, which can be obtained on F-Droid ( https://f-droid.org/en/ ). I'm more than satisfied with it.

Which filter lists do you use? I find a few ads still get through on the default settings.

Re: Block Ads in Apps on Android

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Post by jonwinstanley » Wed, Feb 20, 2019, 3:37 PM UTC

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?

Re: Block Ads in Apps on Android

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Post by Spivak » Wed, Feb 20, 2019, 3:38 PM UTC

jonwinstanley wrote: post #15

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?

"Using the Android VPN feature" != "Tunneling traffic through a remote network"

Re: Block Ads in Apps on Android

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Post by dest » Wed, Feb 20, 2019, 3:39 PM UTC

jonwinstanley wrote: post #15

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?

Isn't it a local VPN?

Re: Block Ads in Apps on Android

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Post by tobib » Wed, Feb 20, 2019, 3:41 PM UTC

> This is a free, open source app. Open source is important here because all your network requests will go through this app, and we need to make sure we can trust it. Because the app is open source, if it was doing anything shady, it would be found out.

That's the statement that always bothers me because it's only true if you build the app yourself. This is giving people a simplistic view and a false sense of security.

Re: Block Ads in Apps on Android

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Post by gesman » Wed, Feb 20, 2019, 3:42 PM UTC

Anything like possible on iPhone?

Re: Block Ads in Apps on Android

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Post by Timothycquinn » Wed, Feb 20, 2019, 3:43 PM UTC

Great idea but what if you want to use a separate VPN service which is disabled by this app? Does this VPN just cover DNS or does it secure all traffic? When on public wifi, I want to have PIA VPN enabled.

Does this secure all DNS traffic like Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 app? If it does, I may use it with the exception of public wifi.