PrivacyShield

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Table of contents

• Features
• Download
• Installation
  • AdGuard Home
  • AdGuard iOS
  • AdGuard Android
  • Pi-Hole
• Test Performance
• Included Lists
• Contributors
• Development
• Credits
• License

 

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Features

• Optimized: The blocklists have 5 times fewer domains than all its aggregated and combined source lists, due to removed duplicates and junk.
• Any device: Compatible with all devices which support AdGuard, regardless of OS.
• Blockings: Strictly blocks advertisements, analytics, malwares, ransomware, scam, spam, spyware, telemetry & trackers and prevents your system from connecting to them.
• Page load time: Quicker loading and cleaner looking web pages with fewer distractions.
• Privacy: Helps to increase privacy by blocking online trackers.
• Efficient: Lower resource waste (bandwidth, CPU, memory, battery etc.).
• Well maintained: Domains are regularly updated and false-positives will be addressed quickly. Whitelist PrivacyGate already applied to all block lists.

 

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Download

| TITLE | DESCRIPTION | FILE SIZE | DOMAIN COUNT | DOWNLOAD LINK | | --- | ---------------------- |:-------:|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:| | Bronze/Mobile | iOS/Android Version to use with app | 880K | 44.811 | | | Silver | Very lightweight Protection | 3M | 160.363 | | | Gold | Mid Range Protection | 10M | 493.554 | | | Platinum | Balanced Protection | 39M | 1.779.651 | | | Diamond | Ultra High Protection (may breaks some sites) | 52M | 2.197.702 | | | Antimatter | Out of World Protection (may breaks sites) | TBA | TBA | <img width="105" src="https://github.com/Lennolium/PrivacyShield/raw/master/img/antimatter.svg" alt="logo" /> | | Domains | Domains-only variant of the Platinum filter list | 34M | 1.779.651 | | | Hosts | Hosts variant of the Platinum filter list | 48M | 1.779.651 | | | White List | White list applied to all filter lists | 16M | 645.414 | |

 

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Installation

Follow the instructions for your specific platform below to successfully implement the list. For best performance I recommend adding the white list also to your AdGuard positive filters/whitelists. This ensures less false-positives, especially when using PrivacyShield in combination with other block lists.

For further assistance, you can Email me!

 

Which variant should I use?

• Standard variant: AdGuard, AdGuard Home, eBlocker, uBlock, AdBlock, AdBlock Plus, Opera, Vivaldi, Brave, AdNauseam, Little Snitch Mini

• Domains-only variant: PiHole, Blocky, OpenSnitch, PersonalBlocklist, pfBlockerNG

• Hosts variant: AdAway, uMatrix, DNS66, GasMask, NetGuard

 

AdGuard Home

1. Copy the link of the block list (DOWNLOAD LINK/raw) from the Download section.
2. Filters
3. DNS Blocklists
4. Click Add blocklist
5. Click Add a custom list
6. Where it says: "Enter name" enter: "PrivacyShield" (without quotes).
7. Where it says: "Enter a URL or an absolute path of the list" paste the copied link from Step 1.
8. Click Save

 

AdGuard iOS

1. Copy the link of the block list (DOWNLOAD LINK/raw) from the Download section.
2. Settings ("Cog"-icon in the bottom)
3. General
4. Enable "Advanced mode"
5. Go back to Settings ("Cog"-icon in the bottom).`
6. DNS Protection
7. Enable (if not already enabled)
8. Toggle OFF to ON
9. Tap OK then Allow to install a local VPN profile.`
10. DNS Filtering
11. DNS Filters
12. Add a filter
13. Where it says: "Enter a filter URL" paste the copied link from Step 1.
14. Click ADD

 

AdGuard Android

1. Copy the link of the block list (DOWNLOAD LINK/raw) from the Download section.
2. Settings
3. DNS Filtering
4. DNS requests blocking
5. Plus sign: NEW DNS FILTER
6. DNS Protection
7. Where it says "URL or Path" paste the copied Link from Step 1.
8. Click IMPORT
9. Where it says "Enter DNS Filter Name" enter "PrivacyShield" (without quotes)
10. Click ADD

 

Pi-Hole

1. Copy the link of the block list (DOWNLOAD LINK/raw) from the Download section.
2. Log-in to your pi-hole WebUI.
3. Group Management
4. Adlists
5. Where it says "Address" paste the copied link from Step 1.
6. Where it says "Comment" enter "PrivacyShield" (without quotes).
7. Click ADD

 

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Test Performance

You can test if your ad blocker is working properly or not by running a check on these websites. A blocking rate starting of 70% is a good start:

D3Ward
BlockAds!

 

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Included Lists

The List is gathered from many multiple, reputable sources, combined into one file, duplicates removed, validated, compressed and cleaned up. Furthermore false-positives and whitelisted domains are removed.

Click here for a complete overview.

 

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