rickdg comments on Chrome Canary just killed uBlock Origin and other Manifest V2 extensions

Either way, I’m not trying to argue for one approach to ad blocking over another as a one-size-fits-all solution, I just wanted to point out that it’s possible to have more control over the network than the computer in some cases.

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[–] kill_dash_nine@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Typically yes, assuming that the company VPN sets DNS to a set of company DNS servers. That is how my company’s works and several others I’ve worked for in the past.

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[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 years ago*

sadly, agreed. mindshare leads to adoption, tho - so putting Firefox in front of more faces is always a positive. after all, its how google dominates.

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[–] shininghero@pawb.social 7 points 2 years ago

Depends on how lax the IT department is when it comes to random executables. I was able to move the firefox installer to the appdata root, and run a non-admin install to my user profile.

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[–] rickdg@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Something like NextDNS as a no-brainer? It works but hits the limit of the free tier if people use it beyond their phone.

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[–] GustavoFring@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

ControlD then.

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[–] nickhammes@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

PiHole and a TailScale exit node so you can use it for DNS whether or not you're on your home network.

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[–] Alph4d0g@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago

Or a variation of this is TailScale configured to use NextDNS and a TS exit node. That's for anyone who doesn't want to maintain a PiHole. I've done both. Personal choice.

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[–] datendefekt@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Pihole is good for a private network, but you can forget it in a work setting, especially corporate networks.

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[–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago

I recommended pihole to my senior webdeveloper. She didn't know about it and was blown away by the concept. She installed it immediately and is now living happily ad free.

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