Blocklist-Update.sh is a script that I wrote to manage blocklists from bluetack etc to be used in conjunction with Transmission torrent downloader in Linux/MacOS. The script can be taylored to work with Qbittorrent as well, but the placement of the blocklists means you'd have to redirect the blocklist to go somewhere locally manageable as Transmission uses its own blocklist directory in .config. I believe there are about 10 lists there now. It works well for my needs. It can be ran weekly using crontab in standard user profile. To download: blocklist-update.sh To download the others: Github
In the wake of the recent uprising about the fate of net neutrality now hanging in the balance, Firefox is kind of the go to browser with a company that touts itself as being at the forefront, standing behind it. Firefox has indeed made great strides when it comes to privacy. Tor is based on Firefox. In the Linux world, there really are a few good browsers that work best on low end devices, these pieces of software are relatively secure and do allow for private browsing. All these browsers keep your data local, which is a good thing when you are worried about net neutrality in general. Nevertheless, Firefox is still championing user privacy on the net as a whole. The latest scandal is based on Firefox, a nonprofit, being bailed out essentially. Now everyone believes that they have taken that to their heads to begin creating a filter to stop what they deem to be "Fake News". As of yet, it is unclear as to what constitutes fake news in this new filter, nor has anything be