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> Not to mention that DNS over HTTP AdBlock is basically just as easy to set up nowadays. Only if the device in question uses the ad-blocking DNS servers. Fir
by throw0101a 4y ago
> Not to mention that DNS over HTTP AdBlock is basically just as easy to set up nowadays.
Only if the device in question uses the ad-blocking DNS servers.
Firefox (IIRC) by default does not use the operating system's resolv.conf. Smart TVs (and Chromecast) have also been known to ignore DNS settings from DHCP.
* https://labzilla.io/blog/force-dns-pihole https://labzilla.io/blog/force-dns-pihole
And since the DNS traffic now looks like HTTP(S) traffic, your only recourse is to block all HTTP access and tunnel it through a proxy.
As an IT guy, and the person who runs a home network, this reduces the visibility of what is happening on my network(s). Reduced visibility is bad IMHO.
- Forbo 4y agoYou can force Firefox to use use a DNS server of your choosing with a canary domain: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/canary-domain-use-application-dnsnet https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/canary-domain-use-appli...
- throw0101a 4y agoI'd prefer it Firefox was opt-in instead of opt-out, and if they'd just use the OS settings like every other piece of code on my system.