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[–] Nothingwise@lemmy.world 173 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Firefox + uBlock Origin + arkenfox user.js gives you privacy, security and anti-tracking. The only way to fly IMO.

[–] errer@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago (5 children)

And a Pi Hole for good measure.

[–] AProfessional@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A dns blocker cannot do anything more than ublock. It is nice for other apps though.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 1 year ago

A DNS blocker is great for other devices on your network!

[–] mesamunefire@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

It works very well on browser and outside the browser. So if your software/hardware is phoning home, it will pick it up.

[–] ToNIX@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Or Adguard Home, that I think is superior than Pi-Hole. It runs as a single instance and you can easily upgrade it from the web UI.

[–] PrMinisterGR@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

OpenWRT router with DNS over HTTPS for the whole network. Come for the easy adblock, stay for the updated router distribution and the best anti-buffer bloat features in any Router software.

[–] Kodemystic@lemmy.kodemystic.dev 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am using NextDNS. Is there any advantage of using Pihole over nextDNS?

[–] Fissionami@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Not that I can think of other than having more control (such as adding any Blocklist etc)

[–] Fenrisulfir@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Don’t forget DoH or DoT if you can

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

White list firewall. Because this is the real reason everyone has a right to ad block. Ads are hidden links to other websites. It's like walking through a gauntlet of pick pockets bribing the credit card company just to make it to the checkout at your local grocery store, or some asshole you invite into your home that goes to the bathroom, opens a window, and lets a dozen random people in your home if they pay a dollar for the access. The entire system is based on stalking people. It is criminal.

[–] XpeeN@sopuli.xyz 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Veticia@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] XpeeN@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] EricHill78@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What does Arkenfox do? I'll definitely add it if it's beneficial.

[–] berga@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It changes many default Firefox preferences in about:config to be as private as possible. The main selling point is resist fingerprinting (RFP). I highly suggest reading the wiki. It can break some websites, but you can configure it to fit your needs.

[–] EricHill78@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Sounds interesting. I'll definetely check it out. Thanks!

[–] overkill0485@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is this applicable for Firefox mobile?

[–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

According to the GitHub page the user.js is for desktop only but ublock should still work.

[–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Why not add Snowflake while we're at it?