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I don't use a browser extension, I use Firefox's built-in tracking protection. It is only enabled by default in private browsing mode, but it's easy to enable i

I don't use a browser extension, I use Firefox's built-in tracking protection. It is only enabled by default in private browsing mode, but it's easy to enable it for all your browsing. See https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/tracking-protection https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/tracking-protection I get 126 requests and 2.3 MB transferred on Daily Mail Australia, which seems comparable or better than what Troy saw with Pi-hole. See https://postimg.cc/3WYwZf3b https://postimg.cc/3WYwZf3b (Disclosure: I work for Mozilla.)

lvh 8y ago
This is great: it has most of the benefits of an extension without the concern the extension gets compromised (you already have to trust your browser). The only downside is it doesn't address ads in things that aren't browsers, like mobile apps and the like. I wonder how long it's going to take for ads to be implemented server-side entirely.
- sciurus 8y ago
  True. For mobile browsing it works well as long as you use Firefox on your phone too, but it doesn't help for tracking and ads within apps. Pi-hole can help there, but only when you're connected to your home network.
  - crtasm 8y ago
    Or when you run openvpn and pi-hole on a server somewhere and VPN your devices via it.
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spurgu 8y ago
It's sad. I've so much wanted to go back to Firefox after 10 years on Chrome now but every time I give it a try it just doesn't do it for me. Mostly because I have quite specific habits and I don't remember off-hand what it was specifically the last time I tried it that made me give up, I should really do a write-up the next time I give it a go, as I love Firefox (what it stands for) but there's always that _something_ that makes me go back to Chrome after a week or so. Currently I'm exploring Vivaldi (based on Chromium, which has some awesome power user features).
- spurgu 8y ago
  Also, I get similar results with Daily Mail with Chrome/Vivaldi + Ghostery. But I'm placing a lot of trust in Ghostery that I would rather place in Firefox.

lvh 8y ago

This is great: it has most of the benefits of an extension without the concern the extension gets compromised (you already have to trust your browser). The only downside is it doesn't address ads in things that aren't browsers, like mobile apps and the like. I wonder how long it's going to take for ads to be implemented server-side entirely.

sciurus 8y ago
True. For mobile browsing it works well as long as you use Firefox on your phone too, but it doesn't help for tracking and ads within apps. Pi-hole can help there, but only when you're connected to your home network.
- crtasm 8y ago
  Or when you run openvpn and pi-hole on a server somewhere and VPN your devices via it.

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spurgu 8y ago

It's sad. I've so much wanted to go back to Firefox after 10 years on Chrome now but every time I give it a try it just doesn't do it for me. Mostly because I have quite specific habits and I don't remember off-hand what it was specifically the last time I tried it that made me give up, I should really do a write-up the next time I give it a go, as I love Firefox (what it stands for) but there's always that _something_ that makes me go back to Chrome after a week or so. Currently I'm exploring Vivaldi (based on Chromium, which has some awesome power user features).

spurgu 8y ago
Also, I get similar results with Daily Mail with Chrome/Vivaldi + Ghostery. But I'm placing a lot of trust in Ghostery that I would rather place in Firefox.