Editing Introduction to a Self Managed Life: a 13 hour & 28 minute presentation by FUTO software (section)

=== Step 1: Measure our Baseline ===

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==== 1.1 Install [https://www.google.com/chrome/ stock Google Chrome] ====

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No ad-blocking extensions, no privacy protections. We want to test our ROUTER’S ability to block ads – not our browser’s. The browser is going to be the ''“constant”'' here. In an ideal setup, we want to block ads at the router level (which we CAN control) in order to not see ads in random Android apps &amp; unreliable smart TVs (which we can’t always control).

You won’t always be able to block ads with certain hardware or software. And even if you can, can your boyfriend, your mother-in-law, your kids? Imagine having kids that grow up in a household with no ads. :)

Don’t use your normal web browser with all the ad-blocking stuff built-in because then we can’t tell if what we did actually worked. We’re starting by installing stock, vanilla Google Chrome, no extensions installed, and running a couple of quick tests. Something tells me Google’s business model isn’t going to provide us an ad-free web browsing experience by default…

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==== 1.2 Run adblock &amp; DNS tests ====

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* [https://adblock-tester.com/ adblock-tester.com]
* [https://d3ward.github.io/toolz/adblock.html d3ward.github.io/toolz/adblock.html]  -> This project is no longer maintained and has been archived.
* [https://dnsleaktest.com/ dnsleaktest.com]

'''My Initial results:'''

* Ad-block tester: 38 points out of 100
* D3Ward Ad Block testing: 6 blocked out of 135
* DNS: Using home device ('''pfSense''' DNS resolver)

''Your mileage will vary.''

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