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Upd: December 1, 2022 10 min read Industry news

The rise of ad-free BeReal and Mastodon shows people are sick of the old social media

Disenchanted with Instagram, teens are joining BeReal, an app with a focus on authenticity, while those weary of the Twitter drama are flooding Mastodon. An end of an era?

Ekaterina Kachalova

Upd: May 18, 2023 6 min read Digest

Apple’s covert tracking, Microsoft’s AI drama, Signal’s surprise feature, and more. AdGuard’s Digest

Microsoft is sued over CoPilot, Apple’s privacy feature dumbfounds researchers, Signal gets Stories, Siri wants you to address it differently in the future, and more in AdGuard's digest.

Ekaterina Kachalova

Upd: May 18, 2023 11 min read Data protection The more you know

Your personal data has become an AI training manual and you're not getting it back

Text-to-image artificial intelligence models are a hot topic of today, and deservedly so. The potential for their use is enormous, and the capabilities are fascinating. But their success can come at a high price for privacy. Find out why.

Ekaterina Kachalova

November 3, 2022 8 min read Industry news

Musk taking over Twitter has created chaos. Will he make order out of it?

Elon Musk took over Twitter, sending its inhabitants, including advertisers, into panic. But as controversial as he seems, his plan to move Twitter away from an ad-based revenue model makes sense. The big question is whether it will work.

Ekaterina Kachalova

Upd: May 18, 2023 10 min read Data protection Industry news

Zuckerberg touts WhatsApp as a more secure and private alternative to iMessage. Is he bluffing?

Meta has attacked iMessage, Apple’s in-built instant messaging service. CEO Mark Zuckeberg argued that WhatsApp is way more secure and private. There is a merit to the claim, but it is still flawed.

Ekaterina Kachalova

Upd: November 7, 2022 2 min read AdGuard Promos

AdGuard’s Spooktacular Halloween Promo: up to 80% off

We're always looking forward to Halloween! This year we want to scare you a little bit with huge discounts and a scary-good game. Grab all the treats of AdGuard Halloween promo!

Anastasiia Fedotova

October 25, 2022 3 min read AdGuard for Mac Release notes

AdGuard v2.9.0 for Mac: updated Filtering log functionality and UX improvements

We are happy to finally present AdGuard v2.9.0 for Mac! This version delivers many changes and improvements that passed beta testing and are finally available to all users.

Anastasiia Fedotova

Upd: June 7, 2023 2 min read AdGuard for Windows Release notes

AdGuard v7.11 for Windows: ARM support, AdGuard VPN tab, DoH filtering, and more

We've added Windows on ARM support, DoH request filtering, and the AdGuard VPN section, updated CoreLibs and DnsLibs, fixed some Assistant issues, and more.

Sofia Orlova

Upd: May 18, 2023 7 min read Digest

WhatsApp takes a dig at Apple, Durov — at WhatsApp, Toyota suffers a breach, and more. AdGuard’s digest

WhatsApp takes a shot at Apple’s iMessage, Google gives search ads a makeover, Telegram spars with Germany, while Toyota makes a rookie mistake.

Ekaterina Kachalova

Upd: May 18, 2023 7 min read Data protection Industry news

When power meets lack of oversight: bad cop uses data-combing software in sextortion scheme

One rogue cop used a government-issued data aggregation tool to cyber stalk women. Some will dismiss it as a bug in the otherwise smoothly working system, but it is a feature, and nobody is safe.

Ekaterina Kachalova

Blog

The rise of ad-free BeReal and Mastodon shows people are sick of the old social media

Apple’s covert tracking, Microsoft’s AI drama, Signal’s surprise feature, and more. AdGuard’s Digest

Your personal data has become an AI training manual and you're not getting it back

Musk taking over Twitter has created chaos. Will he make order out of it?

Zuckerberg touts WhatsApp as a more secure and private alternative to iMessage. Is he bluffing?

AdGuard’s Spooktacular Halloween Promo: up to 80% off

AdGuard v2.9.0 for Mac: updated Filtering log functionality and UX improvements

AdGuard v7.11 for Windows: ARM support, AdGuard VPN tab, DoH filtering, and more

WhatsApp takes a dig at Apple, Durov — at WhatsApp, Toyota suffers a breach, and more. AdGuard’s digest

When power meets lack of oversight: bad cop uses data-combing software in sextortion scheme

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1. Allow downloading

Installation permissions

Note for Samsung users with One UI 6 (Android 14) and newer

2. Install the app

3. Launch the app