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-up166arrow-down11
arrow-up165arrow-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-squareAnAmericanPotato@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·4 days agoA good ad-blocker goes a long way. You can block all Google domains with minimal impact to non-Google services.
minus-square0x0@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 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.
minus-squareundefined@lemmy.hogru.chlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoMaybe DNS or IP blocking, but blocking only in the browser likely won’t be helpful as apps (on basically any platform) also track users by calling assets on their domains.
minus-squareEngineerGaming@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoWell, I am pretty sure the FOSS apps I use don’t have external trackers at least.
A good ad-blocker goes a long way. You can block all Google domains with minimal impact to non-Google services.
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.
Maybe DNS or IP blocking, but blocking only in the browser likely won’t be helpful as apps (on basically any platform) also track users by calling assets on their domains.
Well, I am pretty sure the FOSS apps I use don’t have external trackers at least.
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