[FACT-1976] Implement blocklist - Puppet Tickets

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Facter 4 allows blocking of facts at a granular level. You can block any fact from the fact hierarchy, for example, you can block `memory` fact, `memory.swap` or even `memory.swap.available` from the fallowing hierarchy:

memory => {
  swap => {
    available => "1.11 GiB",
    available_bytes => 1196687360,
    ...
  },
  system => {
    available => "74.70 MiB",
    available_bytes => 78327808,
   ...
  }
}

Blocking works for groups of facts and for individual facts.

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Facter 4 allows blocking of facts at a granular level. You can block any fact from the fact hierarchy, for example, you can block `memory` fact, `memory.swap` or even `memory.swap.available` from the fallowing hierarchy: memory => {   swap => {     available => "1.11 GiB",     available_bytes => 1196687360,     ...   },   system => {     available => "74.70 MiB",     available_bytes => 78327808,    ...   } } Blocking works for groups of facts and for individual facts.

A blacklist is used in order to exclude fact detection in order to improve speed and enhance security.