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I don't know if ad blocking really is under attack, but I sure as hell won't trust a for-profit corporation like AdGuard to save it.
by fazfq 4y ago
I don't know if ad blocking really is under attack, but I sure as hell won't trust a for-profit corporation like AdGuard to save it.
- hcurtiss 4y agoYou don't trust for-profit corporations?
- kome 4y agoNot OP, but yes: I don't trust for-profit corporations.
- hcurtiss 4y agoThere are many I do trust. It seems odd to me that some would categorically distrust companies because they're in the business of making a profit. Sometimes, I trust them specifically because trust is their entire business model (e.g., 1Password).
- mschuster91 4y agoSurprisingly, it costs money not just to develop and maintain ad blockers, but especially to operate them (see e.g. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33266471 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33266471).
- fazfq 4y agoEverything costs this money in this life, especially since time is money. On the other hand we have a massive pile of software that was made by people in exchange for nothing, so it's easy to prove that it can be done. (Regarding your link: I would just firewall India off)
- 404mm 4y agoGenuine question, can you please recommend adblocker with comparable or better ad blocking skills that is available for safari (mobile and desktop), and that works as a browser extension and not a local dns (configured via vpn profile on mobile)?
- scarface74 4y agoMobile: 1Blocker