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1. Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Saturday, 26-Oct-2024 17:49:58 JST Aral Balkan

   • Security Writer :verified: :donor:

   @SecurityWriter Especially if it actually blocks trackers and isn’t a bullshit ad industry grift like Eyeo’s AdBlock Plus.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Monday, 28-Oct-2024 17:58:43 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Strypey
     • Don Marti
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     @strypey @dmarti @SecurityWriter Ghostery is an ad industry tool (https://www.technologyreview.com/2013/06/17/177933/a-popular-ad-blocker-also-helps-the-ad-industry/)

   • Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Monday, 28-Oct-2024 17:58:52 JST Strypey

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     • Don Marti
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     @dmarti
     > The 2 tools I recommend

     What about NoScript and Ghost?

     @aral @SecurityWriter

   • Don Marti (dmarti@federate.social)'s status on Monday, 28-Oct-2024 17:58:54 JST Don Marti

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     • Security Writer :verified: :donor:

     @aral @SecurityWriter Good point. Some ad blockers are security tools, some (like ABP) offer a false sense of security with paid allow-listing, and some are adware, malware, or subscription scams.

     The 2 tools I recommend are:

     Privacy Badger is simpler but since it's purely focused on tracking it will let more annoyances through.

     uBlock Origin does a lot more

     I never recommend "an ad blocker" to users—the extensions that come up highest in Google are the ones that let the Google ads through