darknyght00@vlemmy.nettoPiracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•Ad Blocking is Cyber SecurityEnglish
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1 year agoFor additional content, you can accomplish ad blocking in a number of ways. The ones that immediately spring to mind:
- browser extension: most modern browsers have some extension framework available. I’ve been using ublock origin for a number of years with reasonable results
- VPN: some VPNs include ad blocking as a side benefit to their primary function. Nord doesn’t seem to block ads on all mobile apps or is at least inconsistent in my experience
- Network packet filter/PiHole: this has been on my to-do list for a while. Catches network traffic that looks like ads before it even reaches your device. Most involved and least portable
I’ve been meaning to print a set of Hive