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Good for you, that’s great.
But have you tried TrackerControl ? It can restrict internet from apps, and block trackers.
I heavily recommend it, since you can also monitor and block system apps .
DDG App Tracking Protection isnt as effective, but it is extremely easy to use and breakage is minimal.
As for the DDG browser, I only use it when the website I am visiting doesnt work on firefox.
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Ah, it makes sense, ddg browser uses builtin webview, of course it is lighter.
You can keep using DDG app protection, but you can reduce the battery usage of tracker control by going into settings and disabling “find new trackers”
This option finds and shows you the trackers each app has, disabling it will stop finding the trackers but will continue to block them.
I’m curious to see how long I can keep it out of landfill. I’m trying for 2028, as a personal challenge. That will be almost 10 years out of a $200 phone
All the best with that.
A nifty feature of TrackerControl is it will pop-up a notification for every new app you install telling you how many trackers it has, and turning on the blocking service will tell you exactly what those trackers are. I keep it installed pretty much for this feature alone. I don’t keep it enabled all the time, because I found too many things breaking, but instead turning it on every once in a while to get a read on which of my apps contacts what outside services.
the website I am visiting doesnt work on firefox.
One more disgusting tactic of those corporations! You can access these websites on Firefox by using an add-on Chrome Mask which would make websites think you’re using Chrome, not Firefox.
Phone -> Wireguard -> Offshore VPS -> Pi-hole -> over 9,000 proxies -> Mullvad VPN -> Facebook App installed through the Google play store on my Verizon smartphone.
Is this secure? Should I use more Pi-Holes?
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