Yet another reminder that everyone everywhere should be blocking all ads all the time. I don't say that lightly as absolutes tend to not be the appropriate solution, but an absolute stance of blocking ads is appropriate.
Yet another reminder that everyone everywhere should be blocking all ads all the time. I don't say that lightly as absolutes tend to not be the appropriate solution, but an absolute stance of blocking ads is appropriate.
100%, this has been my soap box for years.
A very easy, effective, multi-layer setup:
1. Browser adblocker
2. Pi hole running locally
3. Pi hole at your home network router level
And 4, not as easy but effective, a firewall like Little Snitch
Edit: the other good news is your old data loses value quickly, so starting today is still very effective: you haven’t missed the boat yet!
This doesn't cover in-app adds on phones over mobile data, which is probably the main vector for the tracking discussed in the article. For that:
1. Adblocking via private DNS (e.g. https://mullvad.net/en/help/dns-over-https-and-dns-over-tls)
2. Prefer websites over native apps wherever possible
3. Browser adblocker
Hosts file adblocking is also possible on a phone where you have root.
This is what I do... I use Mullvad VPN with NextDNS.io for DNS.
Don't use apps with ads. I can't think of a single necessary one.