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rondog
03-10-2022, 17:24
Anybody have any suggestions for good, reliable, affordable ad blocker apps/software? Friggin' ads popping up everywhere are driving me mad.....
mb504
03-10-2022, 17:37
"uBlock Origin" with Firefox
Sawin
03-10-2022, 17:50
AdBlock Plus
rondog
03-10-2022, 18:20
"uBlock Origin" with Firefox

That requires a new browser, Firefox - right?
rondog
03-10-2022, 18:21
AdBlock Plus

Will investigate, thanks!
00tec
03-10-2022, 19:46
Pihole
bradbn4
03-10-2022, 20:11
Pihole is fine, and recommended - but you will need more than just that tool.
AdBlock Plus is another fine addition
and another to look at ghostery to help manage scripts.

I use all 3, but still use brave when sites detect those tools on firefox.
thedave1164
03-10-2022, 20:20
I use Brave browser, it even blocks the ads on YouTube videos
hollohas
03-10-2022, 20:26
AdBlock PlusI use this one.
Jimmy
03-10-2022, 21:02
ABP and Ghostery here on Chrome.

I hadn't heard of the Brave browser. I'll have to check it out.
1sl02
03-10-2022, 21:07
ABP and Ghostery here on Chrome.

I hadn't heard of the Brave browser. I'll have to check it out.

Ghostery on Chrome, +1
Sawin
03-10-2022, 21:36
I also use the Brave browser by the way.
Aloha_Shooter
03-10-2022, 22:10
I use AdBlock Plus, Ghostery, and NoScript when I'm using Firefox but I have also installed Brave on all my computers, my iPad, and my phone.
DFBrews
03-10-2022, 22:23
Interesting note about IOS ad block plus I have had it For 3-4 years now on my various iPhones and have been more than happy with it. My
GF just got an iPhone with the same app permissions etc we can go to the same site and she gets ads where I don?t
Ah Pook
03-10-2022, 23:32
Another Brave user. Brave search engine and Brave browser.

Before that, it was Firefox and Duck Duck Go. AdBlock and AdBlock Plus for FF.
brutal
03-11-2022, 01:22
uBlock on Chrome.
mb504
03-11-2022, 08:26
That requires a new browser, Firefox - right?

What browser do you use now?
Delfuego
03-11-2022, 08:43
Ublock Origin is the only one I would recommend for ad blocking
Privacy badger is still good and part of EFF used for tracking protection
Decentraleyes is good to limit content
Clearurls is good link security
Mozilla Multi-Account Container for isolation (Firefox)
Cookie AutoDelete for privacy and cross-site

AdBlock Plus was sold and is now a ad-serving platform. Ghostery suffered the safe fate. I would avoid these they serve the ads they get paid for.

Check these links out:
https://privacytools.io
https://browserleaks.com/
https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/
ManOnTarget
03-11-2022, 13:31
Another Brave user. Brave search engine and Brave browser.

Before that, it was Firefox and Duck Duck Go. AdBlock and AdBlock Plus for FF.

+1 for brave
rondog
03-11-2022, 15:11
Most of that stuff, I've never heard of! Got some researching to do. Criminy, I'm old and out of touch.....
Mtneer
03-11-2022, 15:48
AdBlock Plus was sold and is now a ad-serving platform. Ghostery suffered the same fate. I would avoid these they serve the ads they get paid for.

No ads if you turn off the optional settings (on by default), at least in Safari. Both are still free. They sometimes mess up a page so I keep Chrome w/o any ad blockers for those rare occasions.
BladesNBarrels
03-11-2022, 16:18
Most of that stuff, I've never heard of! Got some researching to do. Criminy, I'm old and out of touch.....

Me too!
I did try Brave and watched some favorite wood working YouTube videos that have a lot of ads.
They are much better without the ads.
Thanks for this thread and the information.
RblDiver
03-12-2022, 01:54
I use BOTH AdBlock Plus and uBlock on my Chrome. There are some that they don't get automatically, mainly those ones that overlay on the entire screen, but there are ways to add even those types of things to the blocked list (I just am too lazy to learn the proper coding methods these things use).
brutal
03-12-2022, 05:07
If you use Ublock, be aware you will likely have to disable it on many commerce sites, banking, etc. A lot of the payment buttons, scripts don't work with it enabled for the site.

I had to use icognito instead to get through a few data aggregator site's pages opt-out processes as I didn't want to enable it for their page.
rondog
03-12-2022, 05:49
If you use Ublock, be aware you will likely have to disable it on many commerce sites, banking, etc. A lot of the payment buttons, scripts don't work with it enabled for the site.

Well, THAT would suck.....
bradbn4
03-12-2022, 07:08
Another good thought on this topic - go into private mode - that way cookies are not shared and for most browsers are auto deleted when done.
Delfuego
03-12-2022, 09:54
Private/Incognito does nothing. Disabling Ublock for a specific site is simple (1-click).

Privacy & Security is a marathon, not a sprint. It's also a moving target. What we use today, might not be what we use next year.