it's funny i've been aggressively blocking ads since privoxy; the global corporate surveillance apparatus has a demonstrably poor idea who i am
i dated somebody who used to teach english to first year undergrads and what she told me of the kids' dispositions toward ads was terrifying
i dated somebody who used to teach english to first year undergrads and what she told me of the kids' dispositions toward ads was terrifying
October 26, 2026 at 4:07 AM
it's funny i've been aggressively blocking ads since privoxy; the global corporate surveillance apparatus has a demonstrably poor idea who i am
i dated somebody who used to teach english to first year undergrads and what she told me of the kids' dispositions toward ads was terrifying
i dated somebody who used to teach english to first year undergrads and what she told me of the kids' dispositions toward ads was terrifying
If you use something self hosted that's a big plus to visibility, particularly avoiding standard paths, filenames, dimensions etc. Unfortunately due to the amount of malware out there privoxy is first line content filtering before browser extensions these days.
April 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
If you use something self hosted that's a big plus to visibility, particularly avoiding standard paths, filenames, dimensions etc. Unfortunately due to the amount of malware out there privoxy is first line content filtering before browser extensions these days.
y eso que no recomende usar privoxy, o no usar el navegador web maximizado o que aprendieran a usar selinux uwu
January 29, 2026 at 12:41 AM
y eso que no recomende usar privoxy, o no usar el navegador web maximizado o que aprendieran a usar selinux uwu
Privoxy - Home Page
Privoxy helps users to protect their privacy.
privoxy.org
January 22, 2025 at 8:30 AM
like i used to use privoxy back in the day, that's how far ad blocking goes back for me
now i use ublock origin paired with noscript
i'm willing to put up with noscript
i used to have another thing called permit cookie that required you to okay every single cookie but that was a bridge too far
now i use ublock origin paired with noscript
i'm willing to put up with noscript
i used to have another thing called permit cookie that required you to okay every single cookie but that was a bridge too far
July 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
like i used to use privoxy back in the day, that's how far ad blocking goes back for me
now i use ublock origin paired with noscript
i'm willing to put up with noscript
i used to have another thing called permit cookie that required you to okay every single cookie but that was a bridge too far
now i use ublock origin paired with noscript
i'm willing to put up with noscript
i used to have another thing called permit cookie that required you to okay every single cookie but that was a bridge too far
Re: CVE request experience
oss-sec: Re: CVE request experience
Posted by Fabian Keil on May 31 Fabian Keil <freebsd-listen () fabiankeil de> wrote on 2026-05-18 at 10:02:48:
The patches have been pushed to git today ([1], [2]).
The official Privoxy 4.2.0 release will probably happen tomorrow.
Quoting relevant parts of the preliminary announcement at [3] which
I'll have to modify before the release as the reporter responded today:
| Privoxy 4.2.0 fixes a couple of bugs including two reported security
| issues and brings a...
seclists.org
May 31, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Re: CVE request experience
Re: CVE request experience
oss-sec: Re: CVE request experience
Posted by Fabian Keil on May 18 Fabian Keil <freebsd-listen () fabiankeil de> wrote on 2021-01-31 at 13:13:29:
Privoxy 4.2.0, which is supposed to be released around 2026-05-30,
will contain fixes for two security issues that are currently
tracked as OVE-20260515-0001 and OVE-20260515-0002.
I tried to get two CVEs from Redhat yesterday by sending an encrypted
mail to the address above, which is still listed at [0], but so far only
received what looks like an automated...
seclists.org
May 18, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Re: CVE request experience
Haven't used Privoxy in 2 decades! Will have to look that up. Didn't I used to use it with Proximitron back in the day....? It's been 84 years....
June 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Haven't used Privoxy in 2 decades! Will have to look that up. Didn't I used to use it with Proximitron back in the day....? It's been 84 years....
I've never seen an ad or annoyance on the web. That's been done a variety of ways over the years, first with standalone s/w like Proxomitron & Privoxy, then with browser add-ons. In recent years it's all been uBlock & uMatrix. I use Firefox, of course. Switched to Lite for Chrome alt browser at work
"Meanwhile if you want to ditch Chromium browsers entirely then Firefox is an excellent alternative as MV3 and MV2 are both supported." 👀
Google Chrome is looking to finish off the various bypasses that help uBlock Origin and other such MV2 extensions to keep functioning. Edge and Opera could soon follow too. #Google #Chrome #AdBlocker
June 12, 2026 at 10:04 AM
I've never seen an ad or annoyance on the web. That's been done a variety of ways over the years, first with standalone s/w like Proxomitron & Privoxy, then with browser add-ons. In recent years it's all been uBlock & uMatrix. I use Firefox, of course. Switched to Lite for Chrome alt browser at work
Since a couple of weeks I stopped using AdBlock with FF to use+ addon Stylish, and FF works much better now!
privoxy.org
privoxy.org
Privoxy - Home Page
Privoxy helps users to protect their privacy.
t.co
February 9, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Since a couple of weeks I stopped using AdBlock with FF to use+ addon Stylish, and FF works much better now!
privoxy.org
privoxy.org
2026年01月07日の更新情報: Transmission、Ambie、Memtest86、Privoxy、NCSwitch、SoundVolumeView、EasyUEFI、Inno Setup等が更新されました。
2026年01月07日の更新情報
Transmission、Ambie、Memtest86、Privoxy、NCSwitch、SoundVolumeView、EasyUEFI、Inno Setup等が更新されました。
softantenna.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:10 AM
2026年01月07日の更新情報: Transmission、Ambie、Memtest86、Privoxy、NCSwitch、SoundVolumeView、EasyUEFI、Inno Setup等が更新されました。
2025年01月23日の更新情報: radikoro、Lima、Explzh、Privoxy、Genkhord、Ventoy、Genkhord、Sketch等が更新されました。
2025年01月23日の更新情報
radikoro、Lima、Explzh、Privoxy、Genkhord、Ventoy、Genkhord、Sketch等が更新されました。
softantenna.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:10 AM
2025年01月23日の更新情報: radikoro、Lima、Explzh、Privoxy、Genkhord、Ventoy、Genkhord、Sketch等が更新されました。
While Privoxy and Pi-hole on my local network catch 81% of "bad stuff" (trackers, ads) heading for my browser (Brave Shields do the rest), it's interesting to see my upstream NextDNS servers catching another 17%, presumably from apps on my mobile devices... often while they are not even in use.
March 7, 2026 at 7:28 AM
While Privoxy and Pi-hole on my local network catch 81% of "bad stuff" (trackers, ads) heading for my browser (Brave Shields do the rest), it's interesting to see my upstream NextDNS servers catching another 17%, presumably from apps on my mobile devices... often while they are not even in use.
Going to sneakily add a Group Policy to redirect all the Firefox browsers at work to go via 𝘗𝘪-𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 for DNS queries. This is done by setting the proxy to a 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘹𝘺 instance, which in turn uses 𝘗𝘪-𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 for DNS. I have similar setup at home, but on a single Raspberry Pi. No more pop-up ads or NSFW!
June 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Going to sneakily add a Group Policy to redirect all the Firefox browsers at work to go via 𝘗𝘪-𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 for DNS queries. This is done by setting the proxy to a 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘹𝘺 instance, which in turn uses 𝘗𝘪-𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 for DNS. I have similar setup at home, but on a single Raspberry Pi. No more pop-up ads or NSFW!
Steps to achieve COMPLETE online privacy (for those who are tech savvy).
1. Use Pi-hole as local DNS pi-hole.net
2. Run Privoxy (can be on same box as Pi-hole) and point browsers at it www.privoxy.org
3. Use Brave as primary browser
4. Set upstream DNS for Pi-hole to Cloudflare 1.1.1.2
1. Use Pi-hole as local DNS pi-hole.net
2. Run Privoxy (can be on same box as Pi-hole) and point browsers at it www.privoxy.org
3. Use Brave as primary browser
4. Set upstream DNS for Pi-hole to Cloudflare 1.1.1.2
July 21, 2024 at 8:32 AM
Steps to achieve COMPLETE online privacy (for those who are tech savvy).
1. Use Pi-hole as local DNS pi-hole.net
2. Run Privoxy (can be on same box as Pi-hole) and point browsers at it www.privoxy.org
3. Use Brave as primary browser
4. Set upstream DNS for Pi-hole to Cloudflare 1.1.1.2
1. Use Pi-hole as local DNS pi-hole.net
2. Run Privoxy (can be on same box as Pi-hole) and point browsers at it www.privoxy.org
3. Use Brave as primary browser
4. Set upstream DNS for Pi-hole to Cloudflare 1.1.1.2
and the complexity of the modern #javascript laden #web , means even filtering all cookies is something Privoxy fails at, in modern times. SO... back to my preferred #Mozilla derivative. [2/2]
June 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
and the complexity of the modern #javascript laden #web , means even filtering all cookies is something Privoxy fails at, in modern times. SO... back to my preferred #Mozilla derivative. [2/2]
Spent the morning toying with the venerable #privoxy . Seeing if I could use it to beef up the ad blocking, and cookie filtering capabilities of a couple of small indie web browsers. (Something I've been meaning to do for a hot second.) The answer was largely "not really". Privoxy's limits [1/2]
June 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Spent the morning toying with the venerable #privoxy . Seeing if I could use it to beef up the ad blocking, and cookie filtering capabilities of a couple of small indie web browsers. (Something I've been meaning to do for a hot second.) The answer was largely "not really". Privoxy's limits [1/2]
YouTube videos no longer play when using Privoxy to block ads Internet-wide.
November 23, 2024 at 12:56 AM
YouTube videos no longer play when using Privoxy to block ads Internet-wide.
Wow, I need to reinstall Privoxy after restoring my hard drive after its crash this weekend. I had forgotten how many ads there were online.
November 23, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Wow, I need to reinstall Privoxy after restoring my hard drive after its crash this weekend. I had forgotten how many ads there were online.
7/13
privoxy-4.2.0-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
protobuf-c-1.5.2-x86_64-16cf.txz: Rebuilt.
Recompiled against abseil-cpp-20260526.0.
python-aws-cli2-2.34.61-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
python-black-26.5.1-x86_64-1cf.txz: Added.
python-botocore-1.43.22-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
privoxy-4.2.0-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
protobuf-c-1.5.2-x86_64-16cf.txz: Rebuilt.
Recompiled against abseil-cpp-20260526.0.
python-aws-cli2-2.34.61-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
python-black-26.5.1-x86_64-1cf.txz: Added.
python-botocore-1.43.22-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
June 4, 2026 at 2:01 PM
7/13
privoxy-4.2.0-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
protobuf-c-1.5.2-x86_64-16cf.txz: Rebuilt.
Recompiled against abseil-cpp-20260526.0.
python-aws-cli2-2.34.61-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
python-black-26.5.1-x86_64-1cf.txz: Added.
python-botocore-1.43.22-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
privoxy-4.2.0-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
protobuf-c-1.5.2-x86_64-16cf.txz: Rebuilt.
Recompiled against abseil-cpp-20260526.0.
python-aws-cli2-2.34.61-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
python-black-26.5.1-x86_64-1cf.txz: Added.
python-botocore-1.43.22-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
2/3
npm-check-updates-19.3.0-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
postman-bin-11.78.3-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
privoxy-4.1.0-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
python-scapy-2.7.0-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
python-scrapy-2.14.0-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
npm-check-updates-19.3.0-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
postman-bin-11.78.3-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
privoxy-4.1.0-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
python-scapy-2.7.0-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
python-scrapy-2.14.0-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
January 5, 2026 at 2:31 PM
2/3
npm-check-updates-19.3.0-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
postman-bin-11.78.3-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
privoxy-4.1.0-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
python-scapy-2.7.0-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
python-scrapy-2.14.0-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
npm-check-updates-19.3.0-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
postman-bin-11.78.3-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
privoxy-4.1.0-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
python-scapy-2.7.0-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
python-scrapy-2.14.0-x86_64-1cf.txz: Upgraded.
THIS.
And I would add: learn how to install simple addons like "AdBlock" or better yet, Ad filters in the PC or router like Privoxy, to mitigate the excessive advertising in your browsing (Ads sometimes are necessary to support certain websites and srvcs, but it is OUT OF CONTROL) www.privoxy.org
And I would add: learn how to install simple addons like "AdBlock" or better yet, Ad filters in the PC or router like Privoxy, to mitigate the excessive advertising in your browsing (Ads sometimes are necessary to support certain websites and srvcs, but it is OUT OF CONTROL) www.privoxy.org
December 19, 2024 at 4:53 PM
THIS.
And I would add: learn how to install simple addons like "AdBlock" or better yet, Ad filters in the PC or router like Privoxy, to mitigate the excessive advertising in your browsing (Ads sometimes are necessary to support certain websites and srvcs, but it is OUT OF CONTROL) www.privoxy.org
And I would add: learn how to install simple addons like "AdBlock" or better yet, Ad filters in the PC or router like Privoxy, to mitigate the excessive advertising in your browsing (Ads sometimes are necessary to support certain websites and srvcs, but it is OUT OF CONTROL) www.privoxy.org