The World Without

Abstract

The article discusses advertising blockers for Internet-driven devices, focusing particularly on Pi-Hole, an open source software program used on Raspberry Pi, a basic computer favored by computer aficionados. The ad blocker program was created by programmer Jacob Salmela and refined by Rochester Institute of Technology student Mark Drobnak to block all advertising on the internet with the exception of the Hulu and YouTube sites. Topics include data sharing, data usage by advertising, European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, and spying in devices including internet-ready televisions, printers, and LED lightbulbs.