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I have a long /etc/host file with many of the worst tracking/ad services that i have found. Blocks of a very large portion of the stuff that i do not like.
by callesgg 12y ago
I have a long /etc/host file with many of the worst tracking/ad services that i have found.
Blocks of a very large portion of the stuff that i do not like.
- freshyill 12y agoI would love to see this list! Could you post it in a Gist or somewhere?
- mayneack 12y agoHere's one: http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/ http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/
- wernercd 12y agohttp://www.abelhadigital.com/hostsman http://www.abelhadigital.com/hostsman Good tool for adding lists to your hosts file.
- callesgg 12y agohttps://gist.github.com/callesg/fd9fd96a741da5e779be https://gist.github.com/callesg/fd9fd96a741da5e779be Was probably a year since i last touched it, so it could probably use some updating.
- DrJokepu 12y agoSadly, that wreaks havoc with zsh autocompletion.
- josho 12y agoI've been tempted to one up this approach by running a local DNS server that will direct all those ad hosts to a local server, then write a simple web app that will handle all those requests by serving up motivational quotes instead of ads. The upside here is it becomes an effective adblock for iOS when on the local network. I'm not sure how to extend this so that it will work when my iPhone is on an LTE network.
- xeroaura 12y agoI think you could set up a proxy server and use Apple's iPhone Configuration Utility to load a proxy for cellular data use. If you're jailbroken, you could also put a host file directly on the device, but it does slow it down a bit.
- zz1 12y agoYou mean like http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/zero/ http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/zero/ ?