And really I had forgotten I was on their mailing list until their email server reminded me yesterday like that 😂
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glad_cat@lemmy.sdf.org 10 months ago
Why aren’t you using Mullvad or uBlock Origin?
Spliffman1@lemmy.world 10 months ago
dan@upvote.au 10 months ago
AdGuard have a free product called “AdGuard Home” that’s like PiHole but more powerful. It lets you run a DNS server on your own network that blocks ads, and uses encrypted DNS queries (DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS) to prevent your ISP from snooping on the requests. Some ISPs build ad targeting profiles based on the sites you visit, and just using a third-party DNS server doesn’t solve this since it’s still clear-text.
This lets you block ads on devices that can’t run adblockers, like TVs. It runs well on even the cheapest Raspberry Pi 4B, too.
mikeboltonshair@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Ahh yes the only 2 approved ad blockers/vpns
NENathaniel@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
AdGuard has a invert allow list that I like. I prefer it to be off on sites by default and enable it when I want to
Deez@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Do you need to unblock a bunch of domains for every new site you visit?
NENathaniel@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
What do u mean?
Whenever I hit a site that has intrusive ads I just hit 1 button and it starts adblocking on that domain
Deez@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Oh that makes sense. I had a brain fail. Cheers!
Spliffman1@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Ooooh boy, this happened yesterday… I’m not using Adguard, I was only still on their mailing list from some time idk when when I tried it, I use uBlock Origin. The post isn’t really about or because I use Adguard, it’s the irony
DarkThoughts@kbin.social 10 months ago
Why do they even have your email address? I never heard of an adblocker that requires registration.
Spliffman1@lemmy.world 10 months ago
They have it
jungekatz@lib.lgbt 10 months ago
I have actually used adguard for dns and few other things and i dont remember need to give them my mail id , nor do i get any mails from them
Spliffman1@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Never said you did, but I did… Been so long ago I’m not even remembering clearly why I had it, oh I think I tried the android version on my phone when I decided to stop rooting and I couldn’t use Adaway
Correct316@monero.town 10 months ago
Nice, I was just going to suggest uBlock Origin. Side hack, I use simplelogin.io (or use annonaddy) so that every site get’s a different email address. Easy to turn off emails, and makes you more hack resistant.