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0 pointstristor10y ago0 comments

Exactly. The best part is it doesn't even need to be blocked in the client. I'm running Pi-Hole:https://pi-hole.net/ with DNS Crypt:https://dnscrypt.org/ on a couple of Raspberry Pi 2s on my network acting as internal caching name servers. Sure, I also run uBlock, but I don't even see ads on mobile apps because they're all blocked via DNS long before the client even has to parse it.

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ariwilson10y ago

Do you want to start a tit-for-tat war? Publishers could redirect ads using their sites as a proxy.

tristorOP10y ago

There's no war. It's simple. I choose what I allow to run on my computer. End of story. It's the height of arrogance that all of these companies, both the publishers and the ad tech firms, think they can do whatever they want to users with no recourse. I bought the computer to serve my needs, I have control over how it functions to do so.

hsod10y ago

But if your usage of your computer that you bought depends on their servers, it seems they would have some sort of say in how you use it.

That is, they can negotiate with you using your desire to access their servers as leverage.

You can refuse to negotiate, in which case they can take steps to block your access to their server. You can use technological means to get around that, but then they can adjust their own technology to block your new strategy.

And then you're in a war.

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tacticus10y ago

Which will be funny when they start serving malware directly from their servers.

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