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Ad blocking and ProtonVPN (self.privacy)
submitted 1 year ago by Ashyr to c/[email protected]
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I've been on Mullvad for a while now, but I'm looking to move to ProtonVPN soon and I'm curious how well it blocks ads out of the box.

I've looked into the possibility of combining it with something like NextDNS or AdGuard, but I'm not super tech savvy, so I think I'd prefer to keep it simple if possible.

Mullvad has been okay, but occasionally ads get through. If ProtonVPN is that good or better, I'll probably be fine.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Adblock is OK. It's not something that you can configure or measure,, so I couldn't give a metric from my own use. Using my phone as a guide, I'm not seeing ads in the 1-2 apps that might otherwise serve them up. I suspect that it depends on your apps, but unlikely to beat home use where you might have Pihole or a router using Next DNS or similar

[–] Ashyr 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks so much. I'm probably looking to use nextDNS for the home behind the router and just lean on the VPN when out and about.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I have Proton VPN for when I need to connect to wireless networks like hotels, coffee shops, etc. The majority of time for my phone and tablet, I use Netguard from FDroid (for all the features). Block everything as default and then only allow specific apps that need internet access to have that. You can choose to allow each app with internet access to have it at anytime, or just when the screen is on. This just stops at least 80% of the reaching out that my devices do. I alao use Next DNS systemwide on those devices. Adblocking by OISD and Hagezi pro++. That just works without drama. Formy laptop, I have Linux only, the basic firewall and Proton VPN at all times. I only have more ad blocking within the browsers. Browsers for my laptop are Hardened Firefox, Librewolf and Brave. I separate the use of each for different things i.e. shopping, general browsing, social media. Always have at least 2 separate browsers!