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DNSNet: an open-source system wide ad and tracker blocker for Android (no root) (f-droid.org)

submitted 4 days ago by CodenameDarlen@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/36657058

I'm just sharing here this app I use always on my phone, and I don't see many people talking about it.

It's similar to DuckDuckGo app feature that block trackers across all the device, but this one is focused only on that, it also allows you to add your custom tracker URLs to block and monitor every request being made.

It's open source and available on F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/packages/dev.clombardo.dnsnet/
GitHub: https://github.com/t895/DNSNet

It enables a VPN to intercept requests, so it can block URLs of trackers across all your apps. The app provides a list of URLs as you open it for the first time, you can choose a few options between less or more aggressive.

Obs.: The app don't tell, but when you add a custom URL you need to disable and enable it again.

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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The way AdGuard does it, is it has you install a certificate on your phone, which then allows you to block ads and trackers within HTTPS pipelines. If you don't do that, then it can only block HTTP requests, which tends to be pretty low quality filtering. In addition, I also enable DNS blocking through AdGuard DNS service, so it's kind of like blanket coverage.

I haven't honestly found anything that does the same thing, or at least not at the same level of quality. So I'm always curious to see if something new has come out that can reach this level of filtering performance.

[–] CodenameDarlen@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

No I think not, but reading the README of DNSNet they mention Rethink, I tried it here and I think it might work similar to AdGuard. https://rethinkdns.com/

Rethink DNS exclusively uses DNS over HTTPS or DNS over TLS to encrypt and secure your DNS queries.

[–] Catalyst_A@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago

Rethink also has Tor built in as a proxy. If you use signal you can change to the open-source Molly and then route Molly through Tor. Then good fucking luck collecting info. Then also good luck having anyone to talk to. But otherwise yes Rethink is better.