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Can you make this for Android?

happybuy 5y ago
Google has no incentive to support effective ad blocking on platforms they control (Android and Chrome). This has made us reluctant to develop for or invest time on these platforms – the platform owner would be working against what we would be trying to achieve.
- Dah00n 5y ago
  What? Apple is even worse. There was a big cry when Google wanted to nuter adblockers API but Apple have done exactly the same thing. You fell into a pr stunt. Apple doesn't care for privacy. Just look at how they scan you pictures..
  - nacs 5y ago
    Apple literally built an API for ad-blocking. How is that worse?
    - AlexandrB 5y ago
      Are you referring to the "content blocker" API? Because that basically forces plug-ins to supply a list of blocked domains. Just like Google's upcoming changes. Neither allow you to run your own engine for blocking like what uBlock Origin does.
      - deleted 5y ago
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  - FabHK 5y ago
    No, other cloud providers scan all the pictures you upload. Apple does a careful private set intersection (partially on the client, partially on the server) on all the pictures you upload to collect strictly less data than other cloud providers.
  - raxxorrax 5y ago
    All prominent smartphone OS come with an advertising id. It wouldn't have to be this way. I think Android is open source done wrong to be honest. But yes, in the end they are both crappy vendors.
slaw 5y ago
On Android you can use Firefox + uBlock Origin.
- Omniusaspirer 5y ago
  Add Blokada + Newpipe to the mix as well.
  - deleted 5y ago
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  - htns 5y ago
    I don't recall ever having heard about Blokada before, but looking it up now it doesn't seem recommended: https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/-/merge_requests/8536 https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/-/merge_requests/8536
    - ignoramous 5y ago
      (I created that merge request) Blokada's UI is without peer and so it makes for a very good "just works" for the majority (in fact, from what I know, it is the most downloaded DNS-based content blocker on Android by far). However, it is disappointing that some of their decision-making is found wanting: https://www.reddit.com/r/privacytoolsIO/comments/papgeq/any_app_connection_scanners_for_android/haejrbi https://www.reddit.com/r/privacytoolsIO/comments/papgeq/any_...
      - ttctciyf 5y ago
        Forgive the questions, but you seem to be a good person to ask.. How does Blokada actually work? Its FAQ claims it: > prevents apps and browsers installed on your device from sending your private data (known as tracking fingerprints) to the Internet. Is it doing some kind of packet inspection? As a secondary layer of blocking I use DNS66 which intercepts DNS requests and fails them for blacklisted domains, by installing itself as a virtual VPN - essentially a cooked /etc/hosts for Android. Would Blokada work alongside that?

Google has no incentive to support effective ad blocking on platforms they control (Android and Chrome). This has made us reluctant to develop for or invest time on these platforms – the platform owner would be working against what we would be trying to achieve.

Dah00n 5y ago
What? Apple is even worse. There was a big cry when Google wanted to nuter adblockers API but Apple have done exactly the same thing. You fell into a pr stunt. Apple doesn't care for privacy. Just look at how they scan you pictures..
- nacs 5y ago
  Apple literally built an API for ad-blocking. How is that worse?
  - AlexandrB 5y ago
    Are you referring to the "content blocker" API? Because that basically forces plug-ins to supply a list of blocked domains. Just like Google's upcoming changes. Neither allow you to run your own engine for blocking like what uBlock Origin does.
    - deleted 5y ago
      [deleted]
- FabHK 5y ago
  No, other cloud providers scan all the pictures you upload. Apple does a careful private set intersection (partially on the client, partially on the server) on all the pictures you upload to collect strictly less data than other cloud providers.
- raxxorrax 5y ago
  All prominent smartphone OS come with an advertising id. It wouldn't have to be this way. I think Android is open source done wrong to be honest. But yes, in the end they are both crappy vendors.

slaw 5y ago

On Android you can use Firefox + uBlock Origin.

Omniusaspirer 5y ago
Add Blokada + Newpipe to the mix as well.
- deleted 5y ago
  [deleted]
- htns 5y ago
  I don't recall ever having heard about Blokada before, but looking it up now it doesn't seem recommended: https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/-/merge_requests/8536 https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/-/merge_requests/8536
  - ignoramous 5y ago
    (I created that merge request) Blokada's UI is without peer and so it makes for a very good "just works" for the majority (in fact, from what I know, it is the most downloaded DNS-based content blocker on Android by far). However, it is disappointing that some of their decision-making is found wanting: https://www.reddit.com/r/privacytoolsIO/comments/papgeq/any_app_connection_scanners_for_android/haejrbi https://www.reddit.com/r/privacytoolsIO/comments/papgeq/any_...
    - ttctciyf 5y ago
      Forgive the questions, but you seem to be a good person to ask.. How does Blokada actually work? Its FAQ claims it: > prevents apps and browsers installed on your device from sending your private data (known as tracking fingerprints) to the Internet. Is it doing some kind of packet inspection? As a secondary layer of blocking I use DNS66 which intercepts DNS requests and fails them for blacklisted domains, by installing itself as a virtual VPN - essentially a cooked /etc/hosts for Android. Would Blokada work alongside that?