Cname / DNS based third party tracking

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  • hosts-blocklists

    Discontinued Automatically updated, moderated and optimized lists for blocking ads, trackers, malware and other garbage

    Websites that use CNAME to forward their main domain to some tracking company, basically give their entire domain away, I don't see how that is a good secure way to track your users..

    DNSCrypt-proxy (and even pihole these days I believe) are actually capable of blocking forwarded CNAME requests. Setting up such system for network wide adblocking is not complicated at all, see: https://github.com/notracking/hosts-blocklists/wiki/Install-...

  • nextdns

    NextDNS CLI client (DoH Proxy)

    NextDNS.io (sort of pihole as a service) unwraps those too.

    For instance, if using the AdGuard base filter set, www.cultofmac.com is blocked for being CNAMED to www-cultofmac-com.ezoic.net which is blocked by the AdGuard base filter.

    Here’s a wiki for setup for most routers, see Supported Platforms at the bottom:

    Wiki: https://github.com/nextdns/nextdns/wiki

    Splash page: https://nextdns.io/

    Setup: https://my.nextdns.io/start

    For iOS families, NextDNS now supports Apple Configuration Profiles to enforce Encrypted DNS at the policy level, no software to install or manual settings: https://apple.nextdns.io/

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    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  • pique

    An advanced DNS stub with Freedom, Privacy and Security --- THRICE UPON A TIME

    Repique always has a worth of a tryout, if you are tired out using these tool set.

    https://github.com/AZ-X/pique

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