I responded to someone in comments on a post that may not get as much visibility, and wanted to share something that might help some others sail the seas but also while not sailing, too.

I referenced Quad9 DNS as probably one of the best private DNS you can use, Swiss based, no log, no tracking, no data to sell, etc. They also implement DNSSEC, DoH, DoT, QUIC, ECS (which you may or may bot want), malware blocking, content filtering, and maybe something else I’m forgetting.

Many DNS sinkhole apps, OSes, or systems can actually utilize Quad9 for your resolver while those systems also block ads. Below is my functional list of systems that I’m aware of, though I haven’t tested everything. I believe all are considered FOSS, too. If you don’t have a spare Raspberry Pi laying around, try running in HomeAssistant, Yunohost, ZimaOS (previously CasaOS), or others.

DNS sinkhole (Adblocking) apps:

  1. Pihole
  2. eBlocker
  3. Technitium
  4. AdGuard
  5. uBlock Origin

Feel free to comment and add your own I’m maybe not aware of. I’m no software engineer, but I can read through some code, though not an expert, nor have combed through these personally. Usually I’ve tested/run at the recommendation of others over the years before my ban on Reddit (for shitting on AI).

Hope this helps!!

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    6 days ago

    Isn’t it 1.1.1.1 enough ? :D

    Don’t mind me being naive, instead just teach me hahaha

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      6 days ago

      From Cloudflares’s https://one.one.one.one/: We believe privacy is a right. We won’t sell your data, ever.

      That tells me that they do gather data, but in the sense like Apple where they want all your data for themselves, vs actually being private.

      A rep from Quad9 joked “we don’t actually know how many people use quad 9 because we don’t track or log any data.”

      Yes, for some 1.1.1.1 is WAY better than your ISP! But, being “good enough” doesn’t always mean good.