Albin Jose@kerala.party to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoDNS-based tracker blocking vs local app-based tracker blocking,kerala.partyimagemessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up180arrow-down1imageDNS-based tracker blocking vs local app-based tracker blocking,kerala.partyAlbin Jose@kerala.party to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square70fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLeraje@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·1 year agoOn Android, DuckDuckGo provide an app called App Tracking Protection which blocks everything trying to track you/phone home via the apps you’ve got installed. Drawbacks are you that you can’t run a VPN client at the same time.
minus-squareA10@kerala.party@kerala.partylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoInternally these types of apps are using DNS based blocking similar to this app https://f-droid.org/packages/dnsfilter.android/
minus-squareYⓄ乙 @aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoInstall nextdns on your router and unlock origin on your browser.
On Android, DuckDuckGo provide an app called App Tracking Protection which blocks everything trying to track you/phone home via the apps you’ve got installed. Drawbacks are you that you can’t run a VPN client at the same time.
Internally these types of apps are using DNS based blocking similar to this app https://f-droid.org/packages/dnsfilter.android/
I use this too
Install nextdns on your router and unlock origin on your browser.