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It's "open source", but there's only been 5 commits since August last year? Where do the updates to blocking rules etc come from? Also, the homepage states "Ov

by pgl 7y ago

It's "open source", but there's only been 5 commits since August last year? Where do the updates to blocking rules etc come from? Also, the homepage states "Over 1 Billion Trackers Blocked", but that really feels misleading. I'd say Guardian Firewall is a much better choice: https://twitter.com/guardianiosapp https://twitter.com/guardianiosapp

eugeniub 7y ago
$10/month is a lot for a firewall.
- criddell 7y ago
  If you use a pay-as-you-go network like Google Fi, and it saves you more than 1 GB, then it saves you money.
  - OJFord 7y ago
    $10 for 1GB?!
    - Spivak 7y ago
      $10/GB is pretty much the going rate for a la carte data on all major US carriers. You typically get better rates for your monthly plan but if you go over you're flipped back to the a la carte pricing.
      - OJFord 7y ago
        Eesh. My monthly plan in the UK is about $10 (£7), for 2GB, unlimited texts, 500 calls. I suppose an Indian commenter would 'Eesh' at that too though!
- willstrafach 7y ago
  Important to note, our app is a VPN as well. This way, with the bulk of our business logic on the server-side, device battery is saved and we can do real-time block list updates rather than the app needing to pull down a new rule set. The $1/day / $10/month / $100/year has been fairly well received, but may not be for everyone, especially those who enjoy running their own VPN server and/or curating their own block lists.
  - wtmt 7y ago
    > The $1/day / $10/month / $100/year has been fairly well received, ...in countries where $100 a year isn’t a lot for one subscription. > but may not be for everyone, especially those who enjoy running their own VPN server and/or curating their own block lists. ...and also not for those in countries where $100 a year is a whole lot of money for one subscription.
pnw_hazor 7y ago
I hardly use my iphone and it has blocked 552 today. It shows you the log. Also, the mobile web seems faster now (for some sites). 23K+ blocked since 1/16/2020. I don't use too many apps, but I see it also blocked app telemetry/trackers (e.g., kochava.com stuff)
- pgl 7y ago
  It's the language I think is misleading - there aren't 1bn trackers out there to be blocked. I suppose it means there's been 1bn blocks happened.

by pgl 7y ago

eugeniub 7y ago

$10/month is a lot for a firewall.

criddell 7y ago
If you use a pay-as-you-go network like Google Fi, and it saves you more than 1 GB, then it saves you money.
- OJFord 7y ago
  $10 for 1GB?!
  - Spivak 7y ago
    $10/GB is pretty much the going rate for a la carte data on all major US carriers. You typically get better rates for your monthly plan but if you go over you're flipped back to the a la carte pricing.
    - OJFord 7y ago
      Eesh. My monthly plan in the UK is about $10 (£7), for 2GB, unlimited texts, 500 calls. I suppose an Indian commenter would 'Eesh' at that too though!
willstrafach 7y ago
Important to note, our app is a VPN as well. This way, with the bulk of our business logic on the server-side, device battery is saved and we can do real-time block list updates rather than the app needing to pull down a new rule set. The $1/day / $10/month / $100/year has been fairly well received, but may not be for everyone, especially those who enjoy running their own VPN server and/or curating their own block lists.
- wtmt 7y ago
  > The $1/day / $10/month / $100/year has been fairly well received, ...in countries where $100 a year isn’t a lot for one subscription. > but may not be for everyone, especially those who enjoy running their own VPN server and/or curating their own block lists. ...and also not for those in countries where $100 a year is a whole lot of money for one subscription.

pnw_hazor 7y ago

I hardly use my iphone and it has blocked 552 today. It shows you the log. Also, the mobile web seems faster now (for some sites). 23K+ blocked since 1/16/2020. I don't use too many apps, but I see it also blocked app telemetry/trackers (e.g., kochava.com stuff)

pgl 7y ago
It's the language I think is misleading - there aren't 1bn trackers out there to be blocked. I suppose it means there's been 1bn blocks happened.