Hi guys,

What’s the difference between them? Which one is better for privacy?

thx

  • @rsh
    3•1 year ago

    Pi-hole and privoxy serve separate purposes, and really could be used together.

    Pi-hole is a DNS filter which prevents clients from resolving undesirable host IP addresses, so that targeted content isn’t downloaded (e.g. ad servers, tracking servers)

    Privoxy goes beyond this functionality by reading and re-writing web pages to remove or replace content within a web page.

    I don’t know that I would suggest either for maximum privacy.

    I consider Pi-hole and Privoxy to be more about filtering content, not so much about anonymizing your browsing.

    I would suggest using a VPN for privacy, and using temp-mail.org or similar disposable credential system when creating accounts on questionable websites.

    • badgrandpa69OP
      2•1 year ago

      Thanks for explanation. I use temp-mail and annonaddy, also VPN. But I was curious how they are different. Just trying to improve privacy as much as possible.

      • @rsh
        1•1 year ago

        Makes sense. The operating system you use is important also. From what I’ve seen Windows and Android are the worst for privacy. Things can be done to both operating systems to improve privacy, but these days both have user data collection built in.

        Mac and iPhone are better, with Apple putting their money where their mouth is by disabling tracking abilities within the OS.

        Arguably Linux is the best for privacy, however you have to trust that any number of random developers are committed to your privacy. All it takes is one bad actor to modify one piece of open source code in a way that’s not noticeable, and your privacy is compromised.

        These are all generalities, and there are exceptions to each. The most private system is one that is never on any network, which in today’s world is difficult to achieve

        • badgrandpa69OP
          2•1 year ago

          I use iOS and Linux, sporadically windows for gaming.

          • @rsh
            1•1 year ago

            Same here, although I got a Steam Deck last year and haven’t needed Windows yet. Admittedly, some games require a bit of a figure-out to get them to run.

            Probably someone with a lot of Linux and Wine experience could do more with a desktop, but I’ve never been more satisfied with anything I’ve ever purchased for gaming.

            We’ll see if that continues to hold true when Starfield releases…