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System-wide open source ad blocker for Mac, Windows, and Linux

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Re: System-wide open source ad blocker for Mac, Windows, and Linux

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Post by gigel82 »

Tangentially related, I found many built-in Windows applications and services use certificate pinning and will either fail outright or modify behavior (easily identified by the number and size of packets with and without MITM).

It made me very curious to find out what data they're downloading / exfiltrating that they feel the need to go to such extremes to hide it from the user.

FWIW, even some of the packages that do pass through MITM are further encrypted binary blobs, not clear text.

Re: System-wide open source ad blocker for Mac, Windows, and Linux

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Post by 1231232131231 »

Forgeties79 wrote: post #27
INTPenis wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are people that much in love with Chrome?

A lot of people have to use it for work whether they like it or not.

I doubt you could use something like this on a work device, anyways. Allowing users to install their own root certificates would be a major faux pas.

Re: System-wide open source ad blocker for Mac, Windows, and Linux

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Post by jay_kyburz »

newcool1230 wrote: post #23
notfed wrote: post #19

Why would anyone need to block ads outside of the browser? This seems like it's just asking to introduce obscure errors into other apps?

I meaning Microsoft is trying to introduce ads into the file explorer and search centers...

What do you mean trying to? Look at this shit.

https://imgur.com/a/d0jq4s1

Every time you stamp it out they find a way to sneak it back in.

Re: System-wide open source ad blocker for Mac, Windows, and Linux

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Post by josephcsible »

netsharc wrote: post #34

Does an ersatz root certificate work with HSTS? A quick DDG seems to suggest it's still possible to disable HSTS on the browsers: https://appuals.com/how-to-clear-or-disable-hsts-for-chrome-...

As long as the custom root certificate is properly installed, HSTS will still work.

Re: System-wide open source ad blocker for Mac, Windows, and Linux

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Post by hnlmorg »

Forgeties79 wrote: post #27
INTPenis wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are people that much in love with Chrome?

A lot of people have to use it for work whether they like it or not.

If you have to use it for work “whether you like it or not” then you’re extremely unlikely to have the permissions to install your own root certificate, which is a lot more sensitive operation than running Firefox.

Re: System-wide open source ad blocker for Mac, Windows, and Linux

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Post by mkskm »

satvikpendem wrote: post #29

Nice, I use AdGuard (on mobile and desktop), would this be a suitable replacement?

AdGuard for Mac is the same offering (not to be confused with AdGuard for Safari, which is a browser extension):

https://adguard.com/en/adguard-mac/overview.html

There's also Little Snitch Mini:

https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch-mini/index.html

Re: System-wide open source ad blocker for Mac, Windows, and Linux

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Post by thedaly »

anticorporate wrote: post #33
tejohnso wrote: post #16

I'm comfortable with a DNS based blocker (pi-hole) and it seems to work quite well. Bonus: It works across all devices on the network, rather than installing something onto the OS.

I seem to end up regretting anything I do at the network level to block traffic. It always seems to pop up that one weird time I actually do need something from a blocked domain to load, and it takes me way too long to remember that's what I did to block it.

Good point. Its fine if I'm the only one using the network, but I'll admit it can take a bit before I connect the dots between pi-hole and "this link I'm clicking off google won't load".

Re: System-wide open source ad blocker for Mac, Windows, and Linux

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Post by hnlmorg »

AshamedCaptain wrote: post #38
newcool1230 wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I meaning Microsoft is trying to introduce ads into the file explorer and search centers...

which I really doubt are serving through http(s), making this quite useless for that...

Why do you doubt that? Even Microsoft, with all their money and NIH syndrome, are unlikely to invent a brand new application protocol just to serve ads.
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