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* [[https://pi-hole.net|Pi-hole]] is a piece of software which you run on a computer on your network (it is named after the cheap, low-powered computer, the [[https://raspberrypi.org|Raspberry Pi]], which is excellent for this type of thing). You configure it so that all computers on your network (including computers, phones, and "smart" devices, such as TVs) use it as their chosen DNS server. It regularly checks online lists of known ad or tracking servers, and gives DNS look-ups for those sites a fake answer, so that you do not load them. | * [[https://pi-hole.net|Pi-hole]] is a piece of software which you run on a computer on your network (it is named after the cheap, low-powered computer, the [[https://raspberrypi.org|Raspberry Pi]], which is excellent for this type of thing). You configure it so that all computers on your network (including computers, phones, and "smart" devices, such as TVs) use it as their chosen DNS server. It regularly checks online lists of known ad or tracking servers, and gives DNS look-ups for those sites a fake answer, so that you do not load them. |
* As a bonus, if you use a VPN to connect back to your network, you can use your Pi-hole system to block adds on your computer or mobile device, wherever you are connecting from. | * As a bonus, if you use a VPN to connect back to your network, you can use your Pi-hole system to block adds on your computer or mobile device, wherever you are connecting from. |
* on-device software, usually in the form of a browser plug-in, such as [[https://adblockplus.org|Ad Block Plus]] and [[https://www.ghostery.com|Ghostery]]. | * on-device software, usually in the form of a browser plug-in, such as [[https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock#installation|uBlock Origin]] and [[https://www.ghostery.com|Ghostery]]. |
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