That is true but then it applies to everything and you can’t pick and choose which app to filter and which not (I exclude banking app for example), what level of filtering you want for each app (my phone is not rooted so there are some apps which will reject https filtering), and additionally I can quickly turn off and on filtering in the app for example when there’s a need for troubleshooting why something is not loading etc. In short, with an app you have more control and access to stats:
AdGuard can filter all (or select) traffic blocking ads in other apps.
I’m trying to find the article but it looks like just a question?
Local lets you customize what you want to block, which lists to subscribe to and quickly change settings or disable blocking which is useful for troubleshooting when something doesn’t load. However local apps (I’m talking smartphone apps) can be blocked or routing https traffic through those apps can be refused by the apps you are filtering.
DNS filtering will let you filter all your devices at once but I don’t think you have much control over what’s exactly being blocked and it’s less convenient to pause filtering (switch DNS).
If you’re talking about tracker blocking on PC rather than mobile then it’s a no brainer - use uBlock Origin addon your browser and you’re golden.
I have tried many browsers in my life and Vivaldi is hands down the best of them. Customizable, fast, reliable, virtually no issues with it. Yes, it runs on Chromium, but Chromium != Google spying on you. https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-different-from-chrome/
What isn’t talked about enough is the mobile browser. It repects user issued certificates and allows me to filter the traffic with AdGuard, which other browsers don’t. Also it’s I think the only mobile browser with actual tabs bar. What’s more, you can move the tab bar to the bottom of the screen for easier access, you can even rearrange or stack tabs. Seriously, Vivaldi for the win.
Your landlord tells you no smoking in the house and you do it?
When I did smoke cigarettes, I would go outside not to have a smelly appartment. I did keep smoking joins inside with prejudice though, it’s not like they’d visit to check up on me.
the real estate agent communicates between my landlord and myself via WhatsApp group chat?
That’s dystopian… The agency has my e-mail to send me bills and occasionally some important residential information, they have my phone number for absolute emergencies, other than that I don’t want to hear from them or… chat with them? I’m still processing why do you need to be in a group chat or how can landlord force you to install an app on your phone. What if you don’t have a smartphone? It’s not like it’s obligatory to have one.
Renting an apartment is a mutual agreement for which you pay your rent, it’s not like they are doing you a favour or anything, and you behave like you’re their slave or something.
The title is misleading, the law will not let you to “opt out of advertising” completely but from using your private data for targeted advertising. So it’s a progress on better privacy but the best solution still seems to be using uBlock Origin with proper subscriptions to just block all the ads and tracking scripts.
On Xiaomi it’s very easy to remove whatever you want without rooting. Here’s a 3:30 min video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_rqhoMpr_Y