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I truly don’t get why all technically inclined people don’t block ads systematically. Ublock origin plus ghostery on computers. Pi hole for mobile. I realize h
by sfblah 5y ago
I truly don’t get why all technically inclined people don’t block ads systematically. Ublock origin plus ghostery on computers. Pi hole for mobile.
I realize he was at his mom’s house, but when he gets home ads should be blocked!
These types of stories absolutely bother me, but it’s all totally abstract because I don’t see ads on the internet essentially anywhere.
- onion2k 5y agoDefending yourself against the efforts of Google's best minds takes time and energy that could be spent in better ways. Admittedly setting up uBlock is trivial, but going further takes moderate effort that often isn't worth it, especially considering Google have probably worked out how to track you anyway.
- LocalPCGuy 5y agoI took the time to setup PiHole at the network level, and uBlock Origin on my browsers, but to your point, I don't waste time trying to block YouTube ads on my Chromecast/GoogleTV (which is collecting data on everything I watch, not just YouTube, of course). I basically block the low-hanging fruit, but still get semi-targeted ads fairly often. But not quite to the extent I see described by people that put no effort into it, so I do feel like it has some affect.
- aussieguy1234 5y agofor Android I use a little app called DNS66. This blocks most bad stuff, it sets up a virtual/loopback VPN on the device that I just leave running all the time.