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Collin M. Barrett

Collin M. Barrett is a staff software engineer in Memphis, TN.

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A collection of my blog posts tagged as being related to advertisements, advertising, advertising networks, etc.

Optimizing ProtonVPN Server Selection by DD-WRT with DNS

Optimizing ProtonVPN Server Selection by DD-WRT with DNS

Published: 2.27.20

I created a custom URL to connect to ProtonVPN from DD-WRT that selects from a pool of premium servers in the nearest city. [Read More]

Hardening Firefox. Replacing Chrome.

Hardening Firefox. Replacing Chrome.

Published: 8.7.17

Using Firefox instead of Chrome on the desktop, and how I am hardening Firefox to increase security and privacy. [Read More]

Blocking Web Fonts for Speed and Privacy

Blocking Web Fonts for Speed and Privacy

Published: 4.11.16

How to configure your browser to block web fonts to speed up your web browsing and protect your privacy. [Read More]

FilterLists, Gorhill, Jekyll, WordPress Plugin, and PHP

FilterLists, Gorhill, Jekyll, WordPress Plugin, and PHP

Published: 2.29.16

FilterLists got a bit of publicity and I began working on a new feature, learning Jekyll, PHP, and WordPress plugin development along the way. [Read More]

Optimizing Self-Hosted Web Fonts

Optimizing Self-Hosted Web Fonts

Published: 2.23.16

By implementing .woff2 and slimming down my icon font, I reduced the weight of my site’s fonts by about 50KB. [Read More]

FilterLists: Directory for Blocking Ads and Trackers

FilterLists: Directory for Blocking Ads and Trackers

Published: 2.17.16

I built FilterLists this weekend, the community-driven, independent, and comprehensive directory of all public filter lists for advertisements and trackers. [Read More]

Decentraleyes: Block CDN Tracking

Decentraleyes: Block CDN Tracking

Published: 2.3.16

Decentraleyes is an add-on for Firefox that blocks CDN tracking by intercepting requests to common JavaScript libraries and serves them from a local store. [Read More]

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