Rory Price: Opt Out
Das inoffizielle Android-Handbuch
Die Daten, die ich rief: Wie wir unsere Freiheit an Großkonzerne verkaufen
Sie kennen dich! Sie haben dich! Sie steuern dich!: Die wahre Macht der Datensammler
Sie wissen alles: Wie Big Data in unser Leben eindringt und warum wir um unsere Freiheit kämpfen müssen -
Zen oder die Kunst, seine Privatsphäre zu schützen
Ad Blocker
Oh I already hear the complaints: poor little devs must live on something (maybe I should integrate some ads with my books as well).
Don't get me wrong: I'm not calling to a complete ad boycott. But sometimes there are legit reasons to use an ad blocker. For example,
- ad blocking is digital self-defence
- ad blocking helps against the climate crisis
Ad-Blocker & Filter
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- DNS66 (5@6) 6
Github; Video Howto 9/2017 | 3/2018; Video Walk-Through 10/2018; Howto 8/2019; block ads/hosts, use alternative DNS servers; no root required (uses VPN) - Block This! (5@1) 4
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LastUpdate: 2017-05-02 Github - UnbelovedHosts (4.7@10) 7
LastUpdate: 2017-08-01 AdBlocker not replacing your /etc/hostsfile - personalDNSfilter - block tracking, malware & more (4.6@36) 7
Github - Blokada v4 (ad blocker) (4.6@7) 13 / Blokada 5 (ad blocker and privacy app) (0@0) 17 Github; Ausführliche Anleitung 1/2019; Video Anleitung 4/2019 | 3/2020; Vorstellung 1/2020-3/2021; no root required
- AdGuard: Content Blocker for Samsung and Yandex (4.5@61,961) 4 Github; Wikipedia EN; Vorstellung 6/2017; Review 11/2018
- AdAway (4.4@129) 8 Github; Wikipedia DE | EN; Vorstellung 3/2014; Video Tutorial 7/2017; Tutorial 5/2019 (DE); Howto Android 10 Video 2/2020; maintains
/system/etc/hosts(needs root) - SpotMute - Mute ads (4.2@399) 2 Github
- Guard My Web Adblock VPN (4@15,458) Ǥ 13 Screencast 1/2017; not only for kids
No root required. - Crystal Adblock for Samsung (4@2,879) 3
- Root Toolbox FREE (4@2,751) 10 1 LastUpdate: 2014-04-28
- Adblock Fast (3.9@16,183) Ǥ 4 2 Github; Samsung Internet 4.0 and up only
- AdBlock for Samsung Internet (3.7@14,532) 3
- FilterProxy (3.7@660) 2 LastUpdate: 2015-02-22 uses proxy (no root required)
- Disconnect Premium VPN (3.1@168) Ǥ 4 Subscription fee
- Adblock Plus (2.8@31) 6 LastUpdate: 2016-02-01 Vorstellung 4/2014; no root required; nutzlos
- Seven AdClear #Msi8Store (0@8) Ǥ 11 / AdClear Content Blocker (3.7@5,831) Ǥ 12 4 Github; no root required
- Ad-Free (0@0) 4 Github; AdBlocker for Spotify
- Spotify Ad Blocker (0@0) LastUpdate: 2017-07-15 Github; mute when Spotify is playing an ad
- SpotIt (0@0) 0 Github; Music streaming advertisement muter
- Twitter Adfree (0@0) LastUpdate: 2017-05-08 removes promoted/ads posts from the official Twitter app
- JIG Zad (0@0) LastUpdate: 2016-11-15
- MinMinGuard (0@0) LastUpdate: 2019-07-22 (Ad blocker) Intro 1/2014; Video Review 2/2014; Github; disables ad-modules per-app
- xad (0@0)
As Google has banned most of the ad blockers from Google Play, you might have to look elsewhere (not Elsevier). What has moved to F-Droid is already linked above, but there are more "hiding places":
- MoaAB
- SRT AdVersary Testbericht 1/2017
Further Readings:
- Category Ad-Modules (and counter-measures)
- Category Proxy, Tunnel & Co
- Thanks to „acceptable ads“ at Adblock Plus & Co: RonRon Wyden: Adblocker und Werbebranche führen User in die Irre (1/2020)
- Studie: Adblocker schützen nur bedingt vor Tracking (Adblock Plus (worst), Ghostery (bad), Disconnect (expensive); 8/2018)
- Kommentar: Adblocker sind digitale Selbstverteidigung (12/2016)
- The Terrifying Cost of »Free« Websites (12/2016) Watch this!
- Ad Blockers On Mobile Can Reduce Battery Drain By Up to 50% (3/2016)
IzzyOnDroid hint: Using free apps from F-Droid or buying ad-free versions has a similar effect - Android Adblocker: Für ein werbefreies Smartphone (3/2014)
- A robust, actually working ad blocker for Android (without root access)? (2/2014)
- Best Ad blocker app for Android : stop ads appearing on android (2/2014 - 8/2018)
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