Microsoft Takes a Refreshing Plunge in the Scroogle Pool

Or multiple lists, all at once. :slight_smile:
Examples: GitHub - StevenBlack/hosts: 🔒 Consolidating and extending hosts files from several well-curated sources. Optionally pick extensions for porn, social media, and other categories.

Fortunately, Pi-hole, given the right hosts file(s), should block these on your home network, even if you enable remote content.

This. Not just computing devices, but also IoT: “Smart” TV, streaming boxes, gaming devices, doorbell-cum-camera, fridge, robot vacuum, etc…

For the Librem 5 (or other computing devices, really), you could potentially copy one of the tracker-blocking lists to hosts… not sure if there’s a size limit there.
Or use OpenSnitch (See New Post: Snitching on Phones That Snitch on You). For Android - preferably degoogled - use a FOSS app like Blokada 5 or TrackerControl, which can make use of the established public blocklists. (Maybe similar for iPhones/iPads…?)

Also, many VPN providers offer DNS filtering, using some of the same blocklists.

I believe it’s also possible to connect to your network Pi-hole installation remotely, although that’s probably not a good idea.

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