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Re:Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable u... by tlavoie on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @02:39AM (#18976437)
Is it perhaps time to return to using external tools such as Privoxy, Pi-Hole and the like? Privoxy appears to still be around, and (I think) was originally at the forefront of user-managed web controls.

Once the browser reaches its natural Borg-self, transparent user-level tools will be all that provide a semblance of control. Well that, and Firefox.

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Re:Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable u... by michaelt on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @02:59AM (#18976510)
If a website shows a popover ad, it might be a first-party script putting up a modal, then a third-party iframe with the ad inside that modal.

Blocking at the network layer will leave the iframe blank, but the modal will still be present. It's not such a good user experience, especially for less savvy users who might be confused by a mysterious blank modal.

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Re:Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable u... by AsyncAwait on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @05:16AM (#18977088)
Tools such as Pi-Hole cannot block YouTube ads effectively.
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Re:Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable u... by tgragnato on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @04:14AM (#18976849)
AFAIK Privoxy isn't actively maintained.
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Re:Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable u... by 18pfsmt on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @07:29PM (#19031399)
I think you are correct, and that may be an opportunity.
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Re:Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable u... by vetinari on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @09:46AM (#18978505)
That's what the DNS-over-HTTPS is about - so your local DNS won't be consulted, instead it will be drowned in the HTTPS traffic. Remember, SNI is going to be encrypted too, so your router cannot distinguish DNS and regular traffic.
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