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Google cracks down on VPN based adblockers

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Re: Google cracks down on VPN based adblockers

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Post by t0bia_s »

Kirby64 wrote: post #209
t0bia_s wrote: post #118

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I use RPi 3B because of lower power consumption than 3B+, 4B... It is around 300mA. I connect power cable to USB from router that has 500mA output. It works great. RPi 3B+ has sometimes problem with stability because of higher power consumption. Official power supply of RPi is 2,6A if I remember correctly, so 3,5 is not even possible? Btw, many routers support sleep mode. It is not necessary to run router/connected R…

Watts vs. current. At 300mA, that's 1.5W of power. Maximum current draw on a pi4 is 3A (~15W), but that's purely a power supply input limitation. You only get close to that with a ton of peripherals and heavy load on the Pi.

Ah, yes, sorry, my mistake.

Re: Google cracks down on VPN based adblockers

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Post by Nextgrid »

orangecat wrote: post #380
denton-scratch wrote: post #215

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They are not GDPR "cookie pop-ups". GDPR does not call for this plague. You don't need to get the users approval for cookies needed for the correct operation of the site. I believe they are a protest by largely US-owned companies against regulation, designed to annoy internet users and turn them against regulation.

I believe they are a protest by largely US-owned companies against regulation Even if this is true, it's something that should have been expected by EU legislators. Their beliefs seem to be that companies are acting in bad faith by secretly tracking users and misusing the information that they gather (basically true), and also that if they impose vague rules that companies need to get consent for tracking then they'l…

> it's something that should have been expected by EU legislators

It has been - the regulation explicitly outlaws such malicious pseudo-compliance. The problem is that GDPR enforcement has been severely lacking, so malicious actors are allowed to run free.

Re: Google cracks down on VPN based adblockers

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Post by Nextgrid »

scarface74 wrote: post #190
mccorrinall wrote: post #69

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Try Orion browser on iOS/iPad. Afaik it’s the only browser that implements web extensions, therefore you can install any native firefox or chrome extension from the store. It’s by the makers of kagi.

Well, the only browser on iOS if you exclude the one that’s built in. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/saf...

The built-in extensions support isn't enough to support uBlock Origin.

Re: Google cracks down on VPN based adblockers

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Post by r00fus »

Larrikin wrote: post #18
bloopernova wrote: post #5

Firefox for Android with ublock origin makes my mobile web browsing sane again. Highly recommended.

The experience is so awful when I browse on my iPad, instead of my Android phone with Firefox+UBlock. I really don't understand how most people can stand to browse with all the ads. The modern web is so much worse than the pop up ads of the old web.

You can get the same experience by paying Google $10/mo. If you can stomach the cost, you can get this for all your family for $18/mo.

I can't get everyone on adblockers for all their devices so this is worth it to me. Of course, I also setup basic content blockers where I can as well.

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Post by EastSmith »

pmontra wrote: post #129
bloopernova wrote: post #5

Firefox for Android with ublock origin makes my mobile web browsing sane again. Highly recommended.

uBlock is wonderful and makes my browser feel sane but it doesn't do anything for all the other apps. Blockada blocks ads everywhere on my devices. We must use both.

Or do jot use local apps at all, only web apps (yes on mobile).

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Post by GekkePrutser »

Jason_Protell wrote: post #487
GekkePrutser wrote: post #278

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You don't even need nightly, ublock works great on the production version too

I use Firefox Nightly because I also run Bypass Paywalls Clean (c)

Oooh you can use that on nightly??

I had no idea, in that case I will try it also. I use this a lot on my desktop.

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Post by folmar »

mdavis6890 wrote: post #365
disintegore wrote: post #178

I categorically reject ads. I want them completely abolished. I will do everything that's in my power to get them out of my machines. If I had just a little bit more courage I would go out at night with cans of spray paint and deface billboards.

"I will do everything that's in my power" Will you pay money for the content you consume?

Sure, if it's not tied to my identity.

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Post by SoftTalker »

londons_explore wrote: post #466
SoftTalker wrote: post #461

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Reader mode sometimes doesn't appear for some sites. I am guessing there is a way for sites to disable it with JS or indicate to the browser that they don't want it.

And reader mode doesn't auto activate during page load... If I have to wait for all the ads and banners and fonts to load anyway, most of the benefits of reader mode are removed.

Sometimes Reader mode gets around adblock detectors or other stoppers on normal page loads. It'd be nice to be able to try it regardless of whether Mozilla thinks it would be useful.

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Post by MuffinFlavored »

mplewis wrote: post #501
MuffinFlavored wrote: post #498

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> I want them completely abolished. hmm... you do know this is the reason companies like Google + Meta make lots of money, right? I know you don't like ads but... a lot of people obviously are ok with them (otherwise businesses wouldn't find it worth it to advertise on those platforms, in hopes of capturing customers/increasing sales)

That’s their problem, not mine. Ads are a security risk to my devices.

I just don't think you're living in reality emotionally/mentally. I'm not saying you need to let advertisers tracking everything you do but to pretend that mobile phone advertising/web based advertising should cease to exist for everybody is a little extreme.

Re: Google cracks down on VPN based adblockers

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Post by yazzku »

Sounds like the game of ambiguity. They 'crack down' on the malware while simultaneously hurting Blockada and the other legitimate software/services that protect you from Google's own surveillance. Google wins, everybody else loses.

How do Googlers here defend this posture?

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