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Gandalf_The_Grey

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thanks, but prominent brain fog prevails today, I re-read the posts, went into ubo filter config gearing up for the weekend -- I'm not seeing VIE block filter. me I'm sure... :unsure:o_O
It is the last one in "Regions, languages" :

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The test is flawed because it includes a lot hardware device trackers and advertising. When you have an Apple Smartphone and have Adguard for IOS, your AdGuard filters don't include the filters of AdGuard for Android simply because you don't need them. Only when you use a DNS service which includes hardware trackers and ad blocking (e.g. NextDNS) you could get a score a 100% when testing uBO or AG at default on a PC (same story applies here, why would I need OPPO mobo tracker protection while I am on a HP laptop?)

With Kees1958Mv3 only (with < 3000 rules) I get a 63% block score . In my other hardened Chrome profile with Kees1958Mv2 only (with < 7000 rules) I get a 71% block score with Quad9. When I use NextDNS and block all hardware stuff I get a 95% with Kees1958 Mv2. I am more a Stones fan, but in this situation the Beatles "let it be" is more appropriate, :)
 
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Well at least they have added the note that the test is not 100% reliable, still some people take it as a holy grail and adjust their whole config based on the results.
I should be worried, because ads scripts are allowed, but I am not, because those scripts will not load ads from blocked domains like google, I only get white spaces.
 

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FanboyNZ, maintainer of Brave's adblocker, also is against this type of test.


Yet some others with excellent experience and knowledge ardently support this measure. I mean, who do you believe? My score running Firefox was relatively lousy but I trust gorhill (and Fanboy) to make the right verdict. Most of all, I trust my own ad-free experiences.
 

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