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[upnorth]

they allow users to disable the telemetry, etc. This is why @upnorth uses it and tracks their releases on the forum.

I do? I thought it was because of their cute logotype.

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

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...

It is the last one in "Regions, languages" :

 

[SeriousHoax]

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...

You don't have to enable the filter unless you're from Vietnam or are going to visit that website on a regular basis.

 

[simmerskool]

It is the last one in "Regions, languages" :

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big big help, thanks!!

 

[simmerskool]

You don't have to enable the filter unless you're from Vietnam or are going to visit that website on a regular basis.

got it, thanks! fwiw I did go back and clean display now, so I know it's working

 

[Evjl's Rain]

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...

it's at the end of Regions, languages
it's VIE: abpvn

 

[ForgottenSeer 97327]

My2Cents

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,

 

[SeriousHoax]

Raymond Hill aka gorhill showed it again today in multiple tweets about how flawed these tests sites are (You need to be logged in to see all the tweets or may I say to see all the posts he made on X).

 

[JustInTime]

(You need to be logged in to see all the tweets or may I say to see all the posts he made on X).

Or you can use Nitter. Here are Gorhill's comments today on this topic

https://nitter.net/gorhill/status/1690424032443629570#m

 

[TairikuOkami]

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.

 

[plat]

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

µBlock, a lean and fast blocker

Custom lists > AdGuard Base Filter is breaking YouTube on Chrome latest version. [ATTACH] As soon as I disable it, videos load again and comments...

www.wilderssecurity.com

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.

 

[ForgottenSeer 97327]

Most of all, I trust my own ad-free experiences.

That is the most important criteria for me also

 

[South Park]

Those tests don't work on uBO because they count "neutered" trackers as "missed," even though the user is still 100% protected. This can be demonstrated by using the logger while running the test.

 

[cartaphilus]

Next dns only high 80s
NextDns with Adguard high 90s (only cosmetic loaded)

 

[TairikuOkami]

Redoing this test after adding some common AD domains to DNS deny list.

 

[SpiderWeb]

100% Blocked.
iOS Safari 18.1
Content blockers:
Safari built-in privacy protection
Wipr (browser extension)
NextDNS (system level)

Very excited for the upcoming Wipr 2.

 

[k1esa]

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100% Blocked.
iOS Safari 18.1
Content blockers:
Safari built-in privacy protection
Wipr (browser extension)
NextDNS (system level)

Very excited for the upcoming Wipr 2.

Wow, works great !

 

[simmerskool]

I haven't looked at this tread in awhile. Firefox with ublock default easy & privacy badger.

 

[lokamoka820]

Firefox with uBlock Origin default settings:

 

[simmerskool]

Firefox with uBlock Origin default settings:
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you're pointing out that privacy badger did not add anything to my above test, good to know, but I like running privacy badger anyway.