Some I recognize as ad-related trackers, others are analytics packages added by developers to see how their apps are used and to collect crash data, and many I don’t recognize at all. Once you walk through that process, use a few apps, and return to the 1Blocker Firewall tab, you’ll see a long list of trackers that have been blocked. It’s an extra layer of protection between you and data brokers.ġBlocker walks you through an easy setup process. Firewall takes that a step further by automatically blocking trackers and doing so even if the trackers are what are known as first-party trackers because they don’t correlate your data with data collected by other companies. That’s the OS feature that requires apps to request permission before tracking your activity across multiple apps and websites. If you’ve read Federico’s in-depth story about iOS and iPadOS 14.5, you’re familiar with App Tracking Transparency.
Today, 1Blocker has expanded its coverage even further with a feature called Firewall. The system also allows 1Blocker to filter more than just advertising, such as social media widgets, comments, and adult sites. The app is also available on all of Apple’s platforms, making it easy to block intrusive ads but allow them on sites where they don’t wreck the reading experience.ġBlocker, which I have covered many times in the past on MacStories, was the first iOS app I know that bundled multiple sets of content blocking rules to offer more filters than the iOS would otherwise allow. Some ads still get through, and blockers can sometimes interfere with the functionality of a website, but of all the ones I’ve tried, 1Blocker strikes the best balance. I’ve used 1Blocker to block ads from cluttered websites for years.
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