Re: OT: DNS servers and Ad blocking

From	Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net>
Newsgroups	uk.comp.sys.mac
Subject	Re: OT: DNS servers and Ad blocking
Date	2026-05-08 07:48 +0200
Organization	Camembert Normand au Lait Cru
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On 05.05.26 13:39, Andrew Hewitt wrote:
> Just wondering, and asking tentatively (just low expectations on who'll
> respond ;-)) what's the general consensus on Ad blocking and DNS servers
> here these days?

I do not know what the consensus is but I can tell you how I organise it.

DNS only encrypted via DNS over HTTPS. As browser I use primarily 
Firefox which allows this in the settings.

To block ads I use the FF-extension uBlock Origin and NoScript which is 
extremely powerful but not so easy to handle as user. On Macs I use 
uBlock Origin Lite with Safari. So far the only really useful adblocker 
for Safari so far.

For very fundamental reasons I do not trust any DNS operator with 
censorship also called adblocking.

-- 
"Ave! Morituri te salutant!"

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OT: DNS servers and Ad blocking Andrew Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2026-05-05 12:39 +0100
  Re: OT: DNS servers and Ad blocking Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2026-05-05 14:17 +0100
    Re: OT: DNS servers and Ad blocking Andrew Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2026-05-05 15:14 +0100
      Re: OT: DNS servers and Ad blocking Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2026-05-08 07:56 +0200
        Re: OT: DNS servers and Ad blocking Andrew Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2026-05-08 16:07 +0100
  Re: OT: DNS servers and Ad blocking snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2026-05-05 18:37 +0100
    Re: OT: DNS servers and Ad blocking alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid (Alan B) - 2026-05-05 20:27 +0000
      Re: OT: DNS servers and Ad blocking Andrew Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2026-05-06 05:54 +0100
      Re: OT: DNS servers and Ad blocking RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2026-05-06 11:36 +0000
  Re: OT: DNS servers and Ad blocking Bruce <07.013@scorecrow.com> - 2026-05-07 22:16 +0100
    Re: OT: DNS servers and Ad blocking Andrew Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2026-05-07 22:39 +0100
  Re: OT: DNS servers and Ad blocking Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2026-05-08 07:48 +0200
    Re: OT: DNS servers and Ad blocking Andrew Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2026-05-08 16:05 +0100
      Re: OT: DNS servers and Ad blocking Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2026-05-08 18:17 +0200
        Re: OT: DNS servers and Ad blocking Andrew Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2026-05-08 20:43 +0100

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