Jobin Jose@kerala.party to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoDNS-based tracker blocking vs local app-based tracker blocking,kerala.partyimagemessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: privacyguides@lemmy.one
arrow-up157arrow-down1imageDNS-based tracker blocking vs local app-based tracker blocking,kerala.partyJobin Jose@kerala.party to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square36fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: privacyguides@lemmy.one
minus-squareLeraje@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·1 year agoOn Android, DuckDuckGo provide an app called App Tracking Protection which blocks everything trying to track you/phone home via the apps you’ve got installed. Drawbacks are you that you can’t run a VPN client at the same time.
minus-squareA10@kerala.party@kerala.partylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoInternally these types of apps are using DNS based blocking similar to this app https://f-droid.org/packages/dnsfilter.android/
On Android, DuckDuckGo provide an app called App Tracking Protection which blocks everything trying to track you/phone home via the apps you’ve got installed. Drawbacks are you that you can’t run a VPN client at the same time.
Internally these types of apps are using DNS based blocking similar to this app https://f-droid.org/packages/dnsfilter.android/
I use this too