# ignaciocastro/a-dove-is-dumb

Easily block Adobe telemetry checking domains. Continuously Updated. Useful for HostsMan / SwitchHosts / Pi-hole users ✨

Repository: https://github.com/ignaciocastro/a-dove-is-dumb
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/a-dove-is-dumb
Homepage: https://a.dove.isdumb.one
License: BSD-2-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: blocklist, hosts, illustrator, photoshop, pihole, premiere-pro
Last push: 2026-08-23T13:57:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 72/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 75
- inputs: {"age_days": 1054, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1771, forks 67 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:34.121387+00:00)

## What it is
A continuously updated blocklist of Adobe telemetry-checking domains distributed in multiple hosts-file formats. It is consumed via hosts file managers like HostsMan and SwitchHosts or DNS blockers like Pi-hole.

## Use cases
- block adobe telemetry domains
- stop photoshop from phoning home
- add adobe blocklist to pihole
- block adobe activation checks in hosts file
- prevent illustrator license checking servers
- auto-updating adobe blocklist for switchhosts

## When to choose
- you use Adobe apps and want to block telemetry without breaking other features
- you already run Pi-hole, HostsMan, SwitchHosts, or manage a hosts file
- you want a frequently updated, format-flexible blocklist

## When to avoid
- you need to block telemetry from vendors other than Adobe
- you rely on Adobe cloud services that the blocklist may interfere with
- you need a general-purpose ad or tracker blocker

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: active
- function: security, privacy, networking
- domain: privacy, security, self-hosted
- platform: cross-platform, self-hosted, windows
- tags: blocklist, hosts-file, adobe, telemetry-blocking, pihole, switchhosts, hostsman

## Member repositories
- ignaciocastro/a-dove-is-dumb (main) score 72

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:34.121387+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:26:00.391856+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ignaciocastro/a-dove-is-dumb (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:34.121387+00:00, sha 7a88569f643c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.