From 0ef3fd81b4f2a4437105cfeb7e61e9bed4ab4149 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: yokoffing <11689349+yokoffing@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2022 15:14:41 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] bullet list blocklist explainer --- README.md | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2bf1dbd..dfbf960 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -123,7 +123,10 @@ Here's the suggested blocklists for each category: :bulb: The **Balanced** tier is recommended for everyday browsing, based on my testing and user feedback.[1](https://old.reddit.com/r/nextdns/comments/s2gzc5/oisd_vs_1hostsminiliteproxtra/hsgmp5n/) [2](https://old.reddit.com/r/nextdns/comments/xoyyw2/nextdns_as_a_set_it_and_forget_it_solution/iq1k6tx/) [3](https://old.reddit.com/r/nextdns/comments/vuon2a/one_profile_for_lan_devices_another_profile_for/iffegc5/?context=2) [4](https://old.reddit.com/r/nextdns/comments/vn8olr/please_could_someone_recommend_me_a_good/ie5meel/?context=2) -:question: You may wonder why other lists are not utilized. This is because many list maintainers do not remove false positives or are no longer active.[1](https://github.com/lightswitch05/hosts/issues/356) [2](https://github.com/EnergizedProtection/block/issues/916) Many maintainers also aggregate common blocklists into their own list.[1](https://github.com/badmojr/1Hosts/blob/master/-data/lists/assets.txt) [2](https://oisd.nl/includedlists/full/0) [3](https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts#sources-of-hosts-data-unified-in-this-variant) [4](https://github.com/EnergizedProtection/block#packs-2) One problem with using a single blocklist is that you are using the list maintainer's allowlist. +:question: You may wonder why other lists are not utilized. This is because many list maintainers: +* do not remove [false positives](https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/false_positive) and/or are no longer active [1](https://github.com/lightswitch05/hosts/issues/356) [2](https://github.com/EnergizedProtection/block/issues/916) +* already aggregate common blocklists (Easylist/Fanboy, uBlock, AdGuard, Steven Black) into their own list [1](https://github.com/badmojr/1Hosts/blob/master/-data/lists/assets.txt) [2](https://oisd.nl/includedlists/full/0) [3](https://github.com/notracking/hosts-blocklists/blob/master/SOURCES.md) [4](https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts#sources-of-hosts-data-unified-in-this-variant) [5](https://github.com/EnergizedProtection/block#packs-2) +* offer nothing unique when compared with the combinations above ### Native Tracking Protection [1](https://github.com/nextdns/metadata/tree/master/privacy/native)