A classic nerd from Norway.
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I also just find uBlock Origin supports more advanced features.
Googling it and according to one answer the only difference between uBlock Origin and AdGuard browser extensions is that uBlock has a feature where they can hide stuff instead of completely blocking it. Two comments said AdGuard was the more techy one, and most users would prefer uBlock Origin because of that. A bunch of comments are people who obviously havent tried them both. Some are confusion about the difference between AdGuard desktop program and AdGuard browser extensions.
Maybe better if I just test it for myself.
some of the functionality being locked behind a paywall
The entire desktop app, yes. That does DNS blocking. Not the browser extensions, no blocked features there.
If you use say, Firefox for Android, then you don’t have much choice besides uBlock,
Or AdGuard. I run the AdGuard browser extension on my Firefox for Android. It claims to also have one for iOS Safari. It has a paid desktop app, and that one add DNS blocks. I tried it once and paid for a license, but then I switched back to the free browser extensions for a reason I dont remember anymore.
You might not know if an app on your computer uses encryption when it communicates. And you dont know if a ssl cert has been exposed but not revoked yet. So no, you cant trust https alone.
And I’ve seen just how easy it is to setup a fake wifi and have peoples phones be autoconnected to it because the victims have an old public network in the “remembered networks” list. On a dev conference.
So i use either use vpn or a private mobile network. Well, honestly I actually don’t. I suck at practicing what I preach. Convenience versus risk.
Friends, family, and even people you briefly meet, rat you out. Often without them even knowing by sharing their list of phone contacts.