https://www.techspot.com/news/112722-end-ublock-origin-chrome-now-weeks-away-not.html

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On 13/06/2026 3:48 pm, Rod Speed wrote:

Axel <none@not.here> wrote

https://www.techspot.com/news/112722-end-ublock-origin-chrome-now-
weeks-away-not.html

https://grok.com/share/bGVnYWN5_28fa32c1-9ee1-4d65-8f8c-57ccb58c7c48

Then, of course, there is PiHole, works for every browser on every
computer on the network. You can also blacklist any IP address you like
(or rather don't like) and encrypt your DNS requests.

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On Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:07:35 +1000, Keithr0 wrote:

On 13/06/2026 3:48 pm, Rod Speed wrote:

Axel <none@not.here> wrote

https://www.techspot.com/news/112722-end-ublock-origin-chrome-now-
weeks-away-not.html

https://grok.com/share/bGVnYWN5_28fa32c1-9ee1-4d65-8f8c-57ccb58c7c48

Then, of course, there is PiHole, works for every browser on every
computer on the network. You can also blacklist any IP address you like
(or rather don't like) and encrypt your DNS requests.

But uBlock Origin is not just about blocking network requests.
Moreover, blocking by IP address alone can be problematic - especialy for cloud/CDN hosted sites.

uBlock Origin also blocks unwanted HTML elements, and blocks & substitutes
bad JS code.

JS code substitution may be required to avoid breaking site functionality.
e.g. replace code which shows ads, with dummy code which does nothing.

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JJ wrote:

On Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:07:35 +1000, Keithr0 wrote:

On 13/06/2026 3:48 pm, Rod Speed wrote:

Axel <none@not.here> wrote

https://www.techspot.com/news/112722-end-ublock-origin-chrome-now-
weeks-away-not.html

https://grok.com/share/bGVnYWN5_28fa32c1-9ee1-4d65-8f8c-57ccb58c7c48

Then, of course, there is PiHole, works for every browser on every
computer on the network. You can also blacklist any IP address you like
(or rather don't like) and encrypt your DNS requests.

But uBlock Origin is not just about blocking network requests.
Moreover, blocking by IP address alone can be problematic - especialy for cloud/CDN hosted sites.

uBlock Origin also blocks unwanted HTML elements, and blocks & substitutes bad JS code.

JS code substitution may be required to avoid breaking site functionality. e.g. replace code which shows ads, with dummy code which does nothing.

I don't need to worry since I use Firefox so I can still use uBlock Origin

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On Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:07:35 +1000, Keithr0 wrote:

and encrypt your DNS requests.

false sense of privacy, you to your DNS server might be encrypted, but
your DNS server all the way to top of chain down through all the layers
to and including the authoratitive server for teh hostname you just
looked up to return your answer - is ALL, unencrypted.

I also dont know of any aussie ISP's that log your DNS traffic, so you
have more DNS privacy then if you used cloudfare, Q9 or any other open
dns service who use your data for marketing reasons.


if ISP wants to know where you are going, they can simply use netflow

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On 16 Jun 2026 10:56:11 +1000, noel wrote:

On Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:07:35 +1000, Keithr0 wrote:

and encrypt your DNS requests.

false sense of privacy, you to your DNS server might be encrypted, but
your DNS server all the way to top of chain down through all the layers
to and including the authoratitive server for teh hostname you just
looked up to return your answer - is ALL, unencrypted.

I also dont know of any aussie ISP's that log your DNS traffic, so you
have more DNS privacy then if you used cloudfare, Q9 or any other open
dns service who use your data for marketing reasons.

if ISP wants to know where you are going, they can simply use netflow

Encrypted DNS is more useful for circumventing ISP's DNS based blocking,
rather than for privacy.

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On Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:48:25 +0700, JJ wrote:

On 16 Jun 2026 10:56:11 +1000, noel wrote:

On Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:07:35 +1000, Keithr0 wrote:

and encrypt your DNS requests.

false sense of privacy, you to your DNS server might be encrypted, but
your DNS server all the way to top of chain down through all the layers
to and including the authoratitive server for teh hostname you just
looked up to return your answer - is ALL, unencrypted.

I also dont know of any aussie ISP's that log your DNS traffic, so you
have more DNS privacy then if you used cloudfare, Q9 or any other open
dns service who use your data for marketing reasons.

if ISP wants to know where you are going, they can simply use netflow

Encrypted DNS is more useful for circumventing ISP's DNS based blocking, rather than for privacy.

most proponents say they want it to hide their activities.
others (most likely aligned with above) use 1.1.1.1 or 9.9.9.9 to avoid
lawful requirements to block fileshare sites

run your own DNS problem mostly solved.

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On 16 Jun 2026 18:31:54 +1000, noel wrote:

others (most likely aligned with above) use 1.1.1.1 or 9.9.9.9 to avoid lawful requirements to block fileshare sites

Tough, unless encrypted DNS is used (e.g. DoH, DNSSEC), changing DNS server won't matter, since some ISPs use Deep Packet Inspection, and they will see everything.

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On Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:14:35 +0700, JJ wrote:

On 16 Jun 2026 18:31:54 +1000, noel wrote:

others (most likely aligned with above) use 1.1.1.1 or 9.9.9.9 to avoid
lawful requirements to block fileshare sites

Tough, unless encrypted DNS is used (e.g. DoH, DNSSEC), changing DNS
server won't matter, since some ISPs use Deep Packet Inspection, and
they will see everything.

sleep with a glock under your pillow too i bet, ready to aim it at those
low flying black choppers at 3am. with 30 years experience in the aussie
ISP game, I cant think of one that spies on users DNS, but, you think
what ya wanna, your most welcome to and i know you will anyway and
ppsssstt layer7 will get your content or enough meta data anyway to know
your own those questionable sites, if your really worried about it, you
see that thick black cord running from that box your using to a GPO? rip
it out the wall - cause thats teh only way you'll have actual privacy ;)

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On Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:05:12 +1000, noel wrote:

know your own those questionable sites, if your really worried about

errr s/own/on/

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