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TrackerControl with Private DNS? or alternatives? (lemm.ee)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi! Is there any way to set up TC to use private DNS? alternatively, is there any other tracking filtering app compatible with private DNS?

Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Not to sure about TC but with Marcell's original work that TC copied from (Netguard), there is. Use the one from Fdroid cause I'm pretty sure the ability is neutered in the playstore version. If I remember properly, you gotta set it up through IVP 4 under Network I think.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

https://rethinkdns.com/

Use any DNS you want, the app also has nice logs, firewall, Orbot integration (if you want it), and a bunch of other stuff. It does a lot more than TC.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Rethink uses hardcoded google DNS not respecting your DNS settings for their own calls.

Please avoid RethinkDNS

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Do you have a source for that? The only time I see Google DNS requests is in relation to Proton

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I use NetGuard and port forwarding TCP and UDP from 53 to 5300 which is used by PersonalDNSFilter. In PersonalDNSFilter I can configure the DNS I want to use

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Just use pihole.