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What's the best adblock for new Safari?
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Isn't that the one that introduced a paid "Acceptable Ads" program, to let companies pay (them) to not be blocked?
Interesting, cheers for the recommendation. I see that is also the one that the guys from uBlock Origin most highly recommend as an alternative.
Edit: Shucks... 1Blocker requires MacOS 10.15 or later and I'm stuck on Mojave with my 5,1 Mac Pro
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I didn't. I wouldn't use Ghostery they seem shady to me. I would use DuckDuckGo plugin or PrivacyBadger which blocks trackers but not ads.
I use PiHole , you basically buy a raspberry pi and install this software on it, connect it to your router via ethernet and it blocks all ads on all your devices(ipad,tv, anything) that is connected to your Wifi/router. It will not block YouTube ads though for technical reasons. Do not install ANY blocklist when setting it up, only use this blocklist. The reason is because this blocklist has been specifically curated in a way that it blocks all the ads but will not hinder or block service/website you may want to use. Other lists do that.
I bought the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ model. Here is a great tip, if you choose to install it, connect the raspberry pi to your router and SSH into it. Do not set up the raspberry pi then connect it to your router, it gives you more trouble like that. If you find the blocklist helpful please donate to the list maintainer. Spread the word!
It used to be owned by an analytics company.
It's currently owned by a German media company.
The downside of an analytics company... offering a tool to block... ads and tracking scripts...?
It's kind of like asking a crooked cop to teach ethics...
But a bigger point is to look at it in terms of a business - if they offer it for free, there must be a reason. No business anywhere offers anything for free, just because. There's a bottom line to it. Apple offers a free tier on iCloud to provide basic functionality to users who bought hardware. Google offers free services online, to build profiles of people, to show 'better' (for them/their customers) ads to the people. Etc. Even my own business is the same. I provide free (technically, Open source) software to my clients (and thus anyone else can use it theoretically too) because it gives them the knowledge that they're paying for my time to provide them with services, and they're not going to be locked in to paying more money if I disappear - the source code is there, anyone can come along and maintain or improve it for them.
So why does an analytics company and then a media company offer something like this for free? If they're not selling it to you, how do they make money from it?
I refuse to use ad-blocks since that's how a website earns money.
I hope people are contributing to MacRumors (almost no ads if they contribute) if they decide to use an ad block.
If sites used non-tracking ad networks served from the local domain, most blockers wouldn't work out of the box anyway - you'd need to add heaps of custom rules for every site to hide specific elements.
If a site chooses to show ads using a known privacy abusing network like Google, don't expect any sympathy from me about lost revenue.
I see. It is my understanding that that Ghostly Midnight privacy suite is in the works and that will be a paid service.
Edit: Shucks... 1Blocker requires MacOS 10.15 or later and I'm stuck on Mojave with my 5,1 Mac Pro
I am running 1Blocker under Mojave 10.14.6. 1Blocker Version 1.4.8 (120).
So prob no ‘shady’ business after all but just the familiar ‘offer free-then paid’.
I’m trying the Ghostly plugin for chrome atm (which is a more elaborate one versus the lite version for Safari) and I must say it’s performing well (coming from Stands Fair adblocker for Chrome).
Well like I said, it's a different owner - the previous company made no such plans to offer any paid service from it.
Yes, that's correct. I installed it from the App Store when the Safari update broke uBlock Origin.
I didn't realize 1Blocker was NLA in the App Store for Mojave. Just looked... gone.
Sorry for the confusion.
its a trust issue... online there is no longer trust because shareholders and top management have been proven many times over they are willing to do many unethical things behind the scenes to increase their profits.
So people now only use software from companies they trust (Apple) or open-source software like uBlock Origin. Btw, if you like to use Chrome check out Brave browser. Its open source and blocks trackers+ads by default.
I think it's more nuanced than that. The general consensus I feel for people working in tech is to acknowledge that if you aren't paying for it with money, you are the thing being sold.