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Upd: August 29, 2022 16 min read Data protection The more you know

Digital afterlife: a chance to live forever or never rest in peace?

We all have digital identities, but what happens to them after death? Will your digital alter ego be easy prey for scavengers scouring social media graveyards? Learn how to protect yourself in the digital afterlife.

Ekaterina Kachalova

Upd: August 29, 2022 1 min read Promo

Ease into the new school year with AdGuard: up to 80% off

Every year we hold a Back to school promo, and this year is no exception. Until September 4, you can buy any AdGuard license at a 40% discount, and a two-year AdGuard VPN subscription at an 80% discount.

Anastasiia Fedotova

Upd: August 24, 2022 9 min read Data protection Digest

Facebook, DuckDuckGo, WhatsApp’s new privacy tools, Signal’s misfortune and more. AdGuard’s digest

A new twist in DuckDuckGo-Microsoft saga, Facebook discloses sensitive data to police (who’d have thought!), period tracking apps leak data, the king of secure messaging apps suffers in a breach and more in AdGuard’s digest.

Ekaterina Kachalova

Upd: August 17, 2022 16 min read Data protection Industry news

You can hide, but you can't escape: how fingerprinting revolutionized online tracking

Cookies may become easier to block or reject, but tracking methods are also evolving — 'fingerprinting' is one of them. Find out what it is and how you can protect yourself.

Ekaterina Kachalova

August 9, 2022 11 min read Data protection Industry news

The downfall of smart TVs: From promises of seamless viewing to ad tool on steroids

Smart TVs have upended the way we consume television content. They are luring us in with great picture quality and the promise of customized and seamless viewing, but they are also collecting and sharing our data. Find out how to make the most of your smart TV without compromising privacy.

Ekaterina Kachalova

Upd: August 4, 2022 9 min read Data protection Digest

Cookies, Google, Amazon, Twitter breach & warrantless surveillance. AdGuard’s digest

Mobile carriers test a new tracking tool, Chrome clings to third-party cookies, Twitter is breached, Google is unwelcome in schools, smart cams rat out users, and more.

Ekaterina Kachalova

Upd: July 21, 2022 13 min read Data protection

When less is more: How the oversharing epidemic gave rise to digital identity theft

We all lead an increasingly digital lifestyle, and it is virtually impossible to unhook yourself from online services that are oh-so convenient. Yet, our tendency to share too much online is largely to blame for the rise of digital ID theft.

Ekaterina Kachalova

Upd: July 19, 2022 2 min read AdGuard Filters AdGuard news

Five new annoyance filters: a more customizable annoyance blocking

We've split the AdGuard Annoyances filter into five other filters to make the blocking of ads and other irritating objects even more customizable. Read here about what's changed and how you can use it.

Sofia Orlova

Upd: July 18, 2022 7 min read Data protection Digest Industry news

Blow to Apple's monopoly, Alexa revives the dead, Google, VPN, crypto, and more. AdGuard's digest

EU law threatens Apple's app distribution model, Amazon's Alexa speaks in your great-grandmother's voice, Apple is making its devices more secure with "lockdown mode", a cryptocurrency exchange is helping the government, while India is grappling with the fallout from a VPN law.

Ekaterina Kachalova

Upd: July 7, 2022 3 min read Data protection Why AdGuard

Why you need an ad blocker: from obvious benefits to hidden gems

Ads have become the main tool to harvest user data, which in turn is a valuable commodity on the digital market. Ad blockers will protect your privacy, but not only that — find out what else they can do in this article.

Ekaterina Kachalova

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Digital afterlife: a chance to live forever or never rest in peace?

Ease into the new school year with AdGuard: up to 80% off

Facebook, DuckDuckGo, WhatsApp’s new privacy tools, Signal’s misfortune and more. AdGuard’s digest

You can hide, but you can't escape: how fingerprinting revolutionized online tracking

The downfall of smart TVs: From promises of seamless viewing to ad tool on steroids

Cookies, Google, Amazon, Twitter breach & warrantless surveillance. AdGuard’s digest

When less is more: How the oversharing epidemic gave rise to digital identity theft

Five new annoyance filters: a more customizable annoyance blocking

Blow to Apple's monopoly, Alexa revives the dead, Google, VPN, crypto, and more. AdGuard's digest

Why you need an ad blocker: from obvious benefits to hidden gems

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