Albin Jose@kerala.party to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoDNS-based tracker blocking vs local app-based tracker blocking,kerala.partyimagemessage-square69fedilinkarrow-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-square69fedilinkfile-text
minus-square[email protected]@kerala.partylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThe way Adaway works is similar to DNS blocking, it modifies the system hosts file which is like a local DNS. I would divide ad blockers into name resolution based (Pihole, Adguard, Adaway) and client side filters (Ublock origin etc).
The way Adaway works is similar to DNS blocking, it modifies the system hosts file which is like a local DNS. I would divide ad blockers into name resolution based (Pihole, Adguard, Adaway) and client side filters (Ublock origin etc).