dantheclamman@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years agoWhy you shouldn't use Brave Browserwww.spacebar.newsexternal-linkmessage-square350linkfedilinkarrow-up11.19Karrow-down1151cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up11.04Karrow-down1external-linkWhy you shouldn't use Brave Browserwww.spacebar.newsdantheclamman@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square350linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
minus-squareerrer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37arrow-down1·3 years agoAnd a Pi Hole for good measure.
minus-squareAProfessional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down3·3 years agoA dns blocker cannot do anything more than ublock. It is nice for other apps though.
minus-squaremesamunefire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 years agoIt works very well on browser and outside the browser. So if your software/hardware is phoning home, it will pick it up.
minus-squareRai@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 years agoA DNS blocker is great for other devices on your network!
minus-squarePrMinisterGR@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 years agoOpenWRT 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.
minus-squareFenrisulfir@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoDon’t forget DoH or DoT if you can
minus-squareToNIX@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·3 years agoOr 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.
And a Pi Hole for good measure.
A dns blocker cannot do anything more than ublock. It is nice for other apps though.
It works very well on browser and outside the browser. So if your software/hardware is phoning home, it will pick it up.
A DNS blocker is great for other devices on your network!
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.
Don’t forget DoH or DoT if you can
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.