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What tools and lists are you using to make the Internet more enjoyable and filter out the crap? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by Linus_Torvalds@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Mostly interested in non-standard ones, e.g. https://github.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt. Not necessarily just about ad-blocking but a clean online experience like SponsorBlock. Interested in non-standard uBO lists as well.

I will try to compile a list of what was said here:

Automatic Captcha Solving: Buster. Great mention, use it myself!
Consent-O-Matic. Didn't know about this one, will give it a look!
Additional Annoyances list for uBO
DNS blocking/ Pi hole
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[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The Vivaldi ad/trackerblocker with custom filters from ABP and uBO

Extensions (I've put the homepages with the links also to the Mozilla Store):

Glorious were the times, when none of this was necessary to defend yourself from all this shit that has accumulated on the network today. Free Internet getting further and further away, sad.

[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Consent-O-Matic for automatically rejecting tracking cookies instead of just hiding the banners https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/consent-o-matic/

LibRedirect for opening big companies' links in privacy-respecting front-ends https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/libredirect/

Buster for solving reCAPTCHA with a single click https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/buster-captcha-solver/

Web Annoyances uBO list https://github.com/yourduskquibbles/webannoyances

and NextDNS on all my devices.

[–] lypticdna@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

I have a stack in place built around Tailscale. I mean, this may not be the best route but, hey, it works for me.

So I have Tailscale running across my devices. Within Tailscale, I have enabled Mullvad Exit Nodes for some privacy control. Then I have overridden the default DNS setting with NextDNS.

Within NextDNS I have a standard profile with some ad and telemetry blocking which is typically for the family devices and then I have a disgustingly pimped up profile for my main devices with a hell of a lot blocked, including domains that I do not care for (facebook for example).

The pros are that I can control all connections easier, even when out of my home network. That said, it takes some setting up to ensure I don't bork connections. And, yes, I learnt that the hard way when I blocked all 'meta' tools across my whole network and the kids lost it!