• @sealhaslupus
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    64 months ago

    for those who come and read through these comments, on top of considering not using a chromium-based browser, you could also:

    • configure your own DNS resolver e.g. NextDNS
    • go further and use a fork of firefox e.g. librewolf
    • @[email protected]
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      104 months ago

      Unfortunately DNS blocking is not nearly as powerful as an adblock extension which can manipulate the DOM and CSS directly.

      • @sealhaslupus
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        14 months ago

        this is true. however it can filter calls to ad services and block them at the dns level before they’re loaded in the browser

        • @AProfessional
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          34 months ago

          Sites are going to move ads to shared domains, now that chrome users are stuck.

    • @ocassionallyaduck
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      44 months ago

      Sadly corporate environments mean there is not choice for many users.

    • @nixcamic
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      34 months ago

      Or just use Firefox.

      • @sealhaslupus
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        34 months ago

        many people here parrot the same things relentlessly. there is no issue with choosing firefox as your primary driver. every user here can decide on what they want for themselves.

        i am offering other options as the suggestions in this thread (and threads like these) are homogenous.

        Firefox has telemetry settings built-in which you can switch off. LibreWolf strips the telemetry options away and focuses on obfuscating your browser fingerprint.

        • @nixcamic
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          14 months ago

          Yeah it’s just that I feel like if someone is still using freaking Chrome in 2024 then asking them to use something even more obscure than FF might be a bridge too far.

          • @sealhaslupus
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            24 months ago

            LibreWolf is just a fork of Firefox (one of many) which tries to improve its privacy features.

            I am not asking anyone to use this, just merely offering an alternate option. Everyone who accesses the internet has used a browser. What makes a difference for the average user is the GUI and UX.

            If you use vanilla Firefox and don’t tweak the settings, often your DNS will be resolved by either Google, Cloudflare or your ISP.

            There is no perfect solution, only optimal ones.