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There's no real point in using a hostfile to block much of anything these days. It will be something you constantly have to fiddle with - especially if you do
by loudtieblahblah 7y ago
There's no real point in using a hostfile to block much of anything these days.
It will be something you constantly have to fiddle with - especially if you do it at a network level (PiHole) and share a home with other people.
IMHO, just stop using Google services and use Ublock Origin on Firefox (desktop and mobile) to block Google trackers, and try to prefer websites to apps.
ProtonMail for encrypted at rest, and E2EE to other protonmail users, mail.
Etesync for E2EE contacts and cal.
StandardNotes for E2EE notes
Tresorit for E2EE "drive"
Wire and/or Signal for E2EE messaging.
Firefox for a browser.
DuckduckGo for Search.