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RethinkDNS got updated and it's amazing now(lemdro.id)

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This is a secure dns and adblocker that has evolved into a great privacy app. Yesterday i noticed it has added support for Wireguard and TOR as well as proxy. The app comes with a customizable firewall. It means you can have secure dns combined with vpn/proxy and firewall in one app.

P.S: I’m not the developer.

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FooBarrington@lemmy.world
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Why would you want in-the-cloud DNS content blocking? You’re pretty much passing your browsing history to a private company.

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With RethinkDNS you can use either on device or cloud blocklists.

Edit: cloud blocklists can be used with or without the app. The app adds useful things like a firewall, logging, wireguard support, etc.

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With Android’s private DNS feature it makes it easy to get some form of system-wide ad blocking without needing to rely on an app or have root. I think that would make it fairly popular. Of course this is an app but the root argument still applies.

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But what’s the advantage of doing it with some private companies server instead of on-device? Why share your browsing history with them, when alternatives exist that don’t require it?

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The on-device ad blockers either require root or you have to use the VPN slot (and have the app constantly running). It all depends on what is more important to you.

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