Has anyone implemented Pie-Hole yet?

[DesertRatt]

"When devices used for watching movies and TV shows are connected using HDMI® cables, each device must support the copy and content protection known as HDCP. If your Roku® streaming player detects that the HDMI link with your TV, audio/video receiver (AVR), or soundbar does not support HDCP, an "HDCP Error Detected" message or purple screen like those seen below may be displayed."

OH, RATS!

 

[devnull]

Just thinking here about AD Blocking on Streaming content.

It is embedded into the program, so the DNS is of no help. This means, one has to filter the content signal somehow. On Pluto, and ROKU, when ads begin there is a counter in the upper left of the screen - "1 of 5 ads" which counts down. I assume that means this counter could trip a process for say, "muting the sound" or even "blanking the picture" until the counter is at 0. Now, it would obviously be hard to get inside the TV circuits. But, if one uses an external ROKU dongle that connects with HDMI cable, then the entire signal is available to some blanking process - no?

There is point to point encryption. I don't think you're ready for the world of MITM (Man In The Middle) decryption, and even if you were, you'd still have to come up with a service to process the data as it comes in. A service such as this.

I thought about setting up something like that, but it will break lots of things as well, and I determined it just wasn't worth the effort to me. You're effectively doing one of the things that TLS is designed to detect.

It might be possible to do it on the endpoint, such as would be done with ad blockers on computers, but you don't have access to the OS on the devices you're using so that's not an option unless you're streaming via your computer. A Roku, AndroidTV or whatever device would require considerable work to gain that access (AndroidTV being the more likely accessible one) but it's still a matter of skill level and how far you're willing to go.

 

[DesertRatt]

OK then. My final solution: Throw the G.D. TV sets into the garbage where they belong and be done with it.

 

[nintendoeats]

OK then. My final solution: Throw the G.D. TV sets into the garbage where they belong and be done with it.

That's more where I'm at. I don't connect my TV to the internet and don't use streaming services.

 

[CelticKnot]

I’ve had Pihole running for a couple years now. Browsing without (for the most part) ads is wonderful.

There’s a VPN option as well that I haven’t set up yet to extend ad blocking on mobile devices when away from home.

To get the most out of Pihole, you need to get familiar with the GUI. Customize your lists, disable blocking when you need to, you can even apply certain lists to certain devices, etc.

Not entirely necessary, but keep an eye on the GUI and keep your Pihole and underlying OS updated.

Importantly, subscribe to those sites you find useful, like this one, to help them offset operational costs.