A Cool Dude@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 4 days agoI just watched a video that explained how Google, the CIA and the NSA work together to get all of our online data. What are ways to minimize that besides not using Google?message-squaremessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down11
arrow-up164arrow-down1message-squareI just watched a video that explained how Google, the CIA and the NSA work together to get all of our online data. What are ways to minimize that besides not using Google?A Cool Dude@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 4 days agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-square0x0@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 days agoDNS, most web searches, trackers in apps, location data, just to name a few. Ad blockers won’t help you there.
minus-squareAnAmericanPotato@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-23 days agoUsing an ad-blocking DNS server solves most of those problems. You should still use a browser extension on top of that for pattern-based URL blocking, but a DNS-based blocker should be your first line of defense.
DNS, most web searches, trackers in apps, location data, just to name a few. Ad blockers won’t help you there.
Using an ad-blocking DNS server solves most of those problems.
You should still use a browser extension on top of that for pattern-based URL blocking, but a DNS-based blocker should be your first line of defense.