![]() I like what 1Blocker has done with this update a lot. Still, it’s worth keeping in mind if you are a heavy VPN user. I have used a VPN when connecting to public WiFi networks in the past, but that has been rare during the pandemic, so for now, I’ve been happy to run Firewall continuously on my iOS devices, while I’m at home. As a result, if you regularly use another VPN service to protect your Internet traffic, you won’t be able to do so and run 1Blocker’s Firewall at the same time. The main limitation of 1Blocker’s new Firewall feature is that iOS only allows one VPN to run at a time. According to 1Blocker, they can detect over 9,200 trackers using open-source filters. Some I recognize as ad-related trackers, others are analytics packages added by developers to see how their apps are used and to collect crash data, and many I don’t recognize at all. Once you walk through that process, use a few apps, and return to the 1Blocker Firewall tab, you’ll see a long list of trackers that have been blocked. It’s an extra layer of protection between you and data brokers.ġBlocker walks you through an easy setup process. Firewall takes that a step further by automatically blocking trackers and doing so even if the trackers are what are known as first-party trackers because they don’t correlate your data with data collected by other companies. That’s the OS feature that requires apps to request permission before tracking your activity across multiple apps and websites. If you’ve read Federico’s in-depth story about iOS and iPadOS 14.5, you’re familiar with App Tracking Transparency. Today, 1Blocker has expanded its coverage even further with a feature called Firewall. The system also allows 1Blocker to filter more than just advertising, such as social media widgets, comments, and adult sites. ![]() ![]() The app is also available on all of Apple’s platforms, making it easy to block intrusive ads but allow them on sites where they don’t wreck the reading experience.ġBlocker, which I have covered many times in the past on MacStories, was the first iOS app I know that bundled multiple sets of content blocking rules to offer more filters than the iOS would otherwise allow. Some ads still get through, and blockers can sometimes interfere with the functionality of a website, but of all the ones I’ve tried, 1Blocker strikes the best balance. % % Whois data copyright terms % Information related to 'AS138554 - AS139577' as-block: AS138554 - AS139577 descr: APNIC ASN block remarks: These AS numbers are further assigned by APNIC remarks: to APNIC members and end-users in the APNIC region admin-c: HM20-AP tech-c: HM20-AP mnt-by: APNIC-HM mnt-lower: APNIC-HM last-modified: source: APNIC role: APNIC Hostmaster address: 6 Cordelia Street address: South Brisbane address: QLD 4101 country: AU phone: +61 7 3858 3100 fax-no: +61 7 3858 3199 e-mail: admin-c: AMS11-AP tech-c: AH256-AP nic-hdl: HM20-AP remarks: Administrator for APNIC notify: mnt-by: MAINT-APNIC-AP last-modified: source: APNIC % Information related to 'AS139021' % Abuse contact for 'AS139021' is aut-num: AS139021 as-name: WEST263GO-HK descr: West263 International Limited country: HK org: ORG-WIL4-AP admin-c: WILA3-AP tech-c: DY1085-AP mnt-by: APNIC-HM mnt-routes: MAINT-WEST263GO-HK mnt-irt: IRT-WEST263GO-HK mnt-lower: MAINT-WEST263GO-HK last-modified: source: APNIC irt: IRT-WEST263GO-HK address: 12/F, San Toi Building, 137-139 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Hong Kong 999077 e-mail: abuse-mailbox: admin-c: WILA3-AP tech-c: DY1085-AP auth: # Filtered mnt-by: MAINT-WEST263GO-HK last-modified: source: APNIC organisation: ORG-WIL4-AP org-name: West263 International Limited country: HK address: 12/F, address: San Toi Building, address: 137-139 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, phone: +852-35979075 e-mail: mnt-ref: APNIC-HM mnt-by: APNIC-HM last-modified: source: APNIC role: West263 International Limited administrator address: 12/F, San Toi Building, 137-139 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Hong Kong 999077 country: HK phone: +15708412741 fax-no: +15708412741 e-mail: admin-c: WILA3-AP tech-c: DY1085-AP nic-hdl: WILA3-AP mnt-by: MAINT-WEST263GO-HK last-modified: source: APNIC person: David Yanping address: 12/F, San Toi Building, 137-139 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Hong Kong 999077 country: HK phone: +852-35979075 e-mail: nic-hdl: DY1085-AP mnt-by: MAINT-WEST263GO-HK last-modified: source: APNIC % This query was served by the APNIC Whois Service version 1.88.I’ve used 1Blocker to block ads from cluttered websites for years. ![]()
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