corbin@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoHere's what's happening to ad blockers in Google Chrome (and other browsers)www.spacebar.newsexternal-linkmessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1297arrow-down113cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.mlopensource@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1284arrow-down1external-linkHere's what's happening to ad blockers in Google Chrome (and other browsers)www.spacebar.newscorbin@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square90fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.mlopensource@lemmy.ml
minus-squareMentorKitten@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-25 months agoI thought this requires permission to a router. Can you do this say at a dorm or an apartment where internet is provided for you through a portal
minus-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoYou can always configure the DNS manually on a device you own to ignore the DHCP settings sent from the router and just go directly to the pihole, obviously not as good as it happening automatically, but a good workaround if that’s not possible
minus-squarePotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoAnother user commented that you can run Unbound (the technology used by pihole) on your machine. Even easier, configure your device to use an ad block DNS resolver. Control D has free ones: https://controld.com/free-dns
I thought this requires permission to a router. Can you do this say at a dorm or an apartment where internet is provided for you through a portal
You can always configure the DNS manually on a device you own to ignore the DHCP settings sent from the router and just go directly to the pihole, obviously not as good as it happening automatically, but a good workaround if that’s not possible
Another user commented that you can run Unbound (the technology used by pihole) on your machine.
Even easier, configure your device to use an ad block DNS resolver. Control D has free ones: https://controld.com/free-dns