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> This is also one of the main reasons I use my iPhone so little, since it doesn't really have any way to adblock. You can block ads in Safari iOS with a Conte

> This is also one of the main reasons I use my iPhone so little, since it doesn't really have any way to adblock. You can block ads in Safari iOS with a Content Blocker. 1Blocker is pretty robust: https://1blocker.com/ https://1blocker.com/ Firefox for iOS also has Tracking Protection built in, which blocks most ads.

danShumway 6y ago
Safari's content blocker API isn't really comparable to something like Ublock Origin. It'll definitely help with the web if your goal is just to speed things up and make things look better, but if you're worried about privacy, iOS's browser is going to be less thorough than other platforms. It doesn't even support page-source rewrites, let alone protecting against more advanced anti-adblock techniques like CNAME cloaking. Funnily enough, this has come up a few times in the context of Chrome's manifest V3 changes, where people have asked why it matters since Safari already works pretty similarly to what Google is proposing. Ironically, the answer is that the similarity is exactly why we know it's a bad idea for Chrome to go in the same direction. Safari has less effective adblocking compared to where the rest of the industry is at. It's always going to be easier to bypass what is effectively a declarative DNS blocklist than it is to bypass a system that can run blocking logic per-request.
hosteur 6y ago
does not seem to be open source. Why is it trustworthy of my entire browsing history?
- edlebert 6y ago
  Safari content blockers do not have access to your browsing history. It’s a declared list of patterns to block.
- evolve2k 6y ago
  You’ll want to get ‘Firefox Focus’ and then set the ad tracking on for safari. Focus is designed to be a short use browser that deliberately minimises tracking, akin to fast access private browsing. That said you only need to get the app to turn on their tracking protection which blocks ads on Safari. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-is-adding-an-ad-blocker-to-firefox-focus-90/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-is-ad...
m463 6y ago
- Content blockers are opt-in, not opt-out. - ios does not let you see the traffic - ios diverts all traffic anyway, and allows apps on the phone to have visibility into web traffic (deep linking)
kohtatsu 6y ago
DNSCloak is also a thing https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/dnscloak-secure-dns-client/id1452162351 https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/dnscloak-secure-dns-client/id1...

danShumway 6y ago

Safari's content blocker API isn't really comparable to something like Ublock Origin. It'll definitely help with the web if your goal is just to speed things up and make things look better, but if you're worried about privacy, iOS's browser is going to be less thorough than other platforms. It doesn't even support page-source rewrites, let alone protecting against more advanced anti-adblock techniques like CNAME cloaking. Funnily enough, this has come up a few times in the context of Chrome's manifest V3 changes, where people have asked why it matters since Safari already works pretty similarly to what Google is proposing. Ironically, the answer is that the similarity is exactly why we know it's a bad idea for Chrome to go in the same direction. Safari has less effective adblocking compared to where the rest of the industry is at. It's always going to be easier to bypass what is effectively a declarative DNS blocklist than it is to bypass a system that can run blocking logic per-request.

hosteur 6y ago

does not seem to be open source. Why is it trustworthy of my entire browsing history?

edlebert 6y ago
Safari content blockers do not have access to your browsing history. It’s a declared list of patterns to block.
evolve2k 6y ago
You’ll want to get ‘Firefox Focus’ and then set the ad tracking on for safari. Focus is designed to be a short use browser that deliberately minimises tracking, akin to fast access private browsing. That said you only need to get the app to turn on their tracking protection which blocks ads on Safari. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-is-adding-an-ad-blocker-to-firefox-focus-90/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-is-ad...

m463 6y ago

- Content blockers are opt-in, not opt-out. - ios does not let you see the traffic - ios diverts all traffic anyway, and allows apps on the phone to have visibility into web traffic (deep linking)

kohtatsu 6y ago

DNSCloak is also a thing https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/dnscloak-secure-dns-client/id1452162351 https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/dnscloak-secure-dns-client/id1...