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Android | Pi-hole | |
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64 | 2,357 | |
3,546 | 46,812 | |
2.1% | 1.2% | |
9.9 | 8.0 | |
about 4 hours ago | 5 days ago | |
Kotlin | Shell | |
Apache License 2.0 | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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Android
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Accessibility zoom bug on Android ?
The issue should be fixed in the very latest version available. If you can try updating to version 5.181.1 (available in the Play Store or directly from https://github.com/duckduckgo/Android/releases/tag/5.181.1), that should fix the issue.
- Check out "DuckDuckGo Private Browser"
- Check out "DucDuckGo Private Browser"
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⟳ 4 apps added, 72 updated at f-droid.org
DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser (version 5.174.0): Privacy, simplified
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Mobile apps illegally share your personal data
We fixed this issue a long time ago.
https://github.com/duckduckgo/Android/pull/878
Thanks
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What are some open source android projects that you can go to see Best practices or how they implemented stuff
DDG https://github.com/duckduckgo/Android
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looks good, but is it? "App Tracking Protection blocked 66066 tracking attempts in Reddit and 1 other app (past hour)"
DuckDuckGo isn't sending your data anywhere, it's just acting as a filter between your apps and the internet. It's open source, so you can view the code to verify it yourself, and build it to run on your phone. And rest disturbed, if it was up to sketchy stuff, it would lose a lot of what it is staking its reputation on
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Go FOSS: Information is power
Lots of things I like about the site. For one, I value that privacy has been highlighted.
They feature Firefox but it requires so much work to tweak. I feel this is a reflex recommendation though I do, very much, like that FF allows itself to be tweaked.
On the Desktop... I much prefer LibreWolf - which I didn't see listed. It is what Firefox should be.
On mobile, I prefer DuckDuckGo's Android browser. Firefox mobile comes bundled with 3 trackers! Why must you always shoot yourself in the foot, Mozilla? It's never ending.
DDG is not only open source (https://github.com/duckduckgo/Android) but it also does not have a single tracker. If that wasn't enough, it comes with a module called App Tracking Protection. It's brilliant. It blocks trackers from other apps. I cannot recommend this enough. The sheer amount of information collected from apps on your phone...
I have had apps at 30 attempts in the first few seconds and reach 1,000 tracking attempts within 1/2 an hour. Every single item - from contacts to specific location - is constantly being polled. Every app seems to be running spyware from various vendors - even my banking app.
Wall of text, time to stop. Nice site, love that it's not afraid to be technical.
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DuckDuckGo Browser Privacy Myth ?
DuckDuckGo is reputable and their browser is open source. They don't track and report the stuff they see, they just block it.
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Duck duck go is it really that private?
To be honest, I don't see any need for a DuckDuckGo browser. After their response to this issue, I personally wouldn't consider touching them. But even without that...why? Even without the horrendous privacy violation and the arrogant attempt to brush it away, is there anything DuckDuckGo's browser does that Firefox doesn't do better? I'm not aware of anything.
Pi-hole
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Usando NextDNS CLI en tu red.
Si te preguntas, ¿por qué no usar Adguard o Pihole? 🤔
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Radicle: Open-Source, Peer-to-Peer, GitHub Alternative
This is an overreaction, almost to the point of absurdity.
Risks inherent to pipe installers are well understood by many. Using your logic, we should abandon Homebrew [1] (>38k stars on GitHub), PiHole [2] (>46k stars on GitHub), Chef [3], RVM [4], and countless other open source projects that use one-step automated installers (by piping to bash).
A more reasonable response would be to coordinate with the developers to update the docs to provide alternative installation methods, rather than throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
[1] https://brew.sh/
[2] https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole
[3] https://docs.chef.io/chef_install_script/#run-the-install-sc...
[4] https://rvm.io/rvm/install
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Ask HN: For what purposes do you use a Raspberry Pi?
Pi-hole to block ads and tracking for my less technically savvy relatives
https://pi-hole.net/
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Runs on your OpenWrt box: AdGuard Home is network-wide blocking ads and tracking
I ran a competing project[0] on my home network for a few years before I discovered NextDNS[1]. What I lost in performance (requests don't leave my house) I gained in portability: ALL my devices can take advantage – at home and away – and time-saved. PiHole works 90% of the time, but when it did stop working, I'd have to spend a bit of time fixing it. At $20/year, I simply couldn't compete with NextDNS.
Note: This isn't a shill for NextDNS; I love these kinds of projects and think they absolutely should exist, but NextDNS just happens to be one of those dead-simple SaaS tools that is an insanely good value.
0 - https://pi-hole.net/
1 - https://nextdns.io
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Higher fees, more ads: streaming cashes in by using the old tactics of cable TV
It definitely IS an option, but at the network level.
https://pi-hole.net/
It runs on damn near everything, and is a DNS level adblocker for the whole network.
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In 2024, please switch to Firefox
I recently switched to Wipr [0]. It’s dead simple to use, and will auto update its filter lists in the background.
Adguard [1] is a decent free option.
I also use a Pi-hole [2] on my network.
[0] https://kaylees.site/wipr.html
[1] https://adguard.com/en/adguard-safari/overview.html
[2] https://pi-hole.net/
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Overwhelmed by a project
Are you trying to build a DNS proxy (similar to Pi-hole) that intercepts DNS requests and checks for the ones that look harmful? If so, I would suggest trying to separately build a DNS client and a DNS server, before trying to integrate them together. Start with Beej's Guide to Network Programming if you need to learn the basics of sockets, and then take a look at the documents that define the DNS protocol itself (RFC1034 and RFC1035).
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Great Forgotten Sci-Fi Movies of the 1980s
Setup a pi-hole.
- The Internet will win the war against anti ad-block software. YT is very foolish and basically legitimizes piracy with their "business model"
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Is there an Android app that blocks the ads on games?
It's definitely not as simple as installing an app on your phone, but I run a Pi-hole on my home network, and it does block ads in many games.
What are some alternatives?
Neo-Store - An F-Droid client with modern UI and an arsenal of extra features.
Technitium DNS Server - Technitium DNS Server
Subsonic - Home of the DSub Android client fork
blocky - Fast and lightweight DNS proxy as ad-blocker for local network with many features
kubenav - kubenav is the navigator for your Kubernetes clusters right in your pocket.
AdGuardHome - Network-wide ads & trackers blocking DNS server
aos-AVP - NOVA opeN sOurce Video plAyer: main repository to build them all
PowerDNS-Admin - A PowerDNS web interface with advanced features
jiten-webview - jiten-webview - android webview wrapper for jiten.obfusk.dev
bypass-paywalls-chrome - Bypass Paywalls web browser extension for Chrome and Firefox.
Handy-News-Reader - Handy News Reader is a light and modern Android feed reader, based on Flym News Reader
pihole-regex - Custom regex filter list for use with Pi-hole.