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Every time I write an article about an AdGuard for Mac update, I check how long ago the previous one was released — we used to have a nasty habit of taking our time with new Mac versions. This time, we are actually on schedule, partly because the release is not the biggest one you've seen.
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The importance of being vigilant: one more story about how AdGuard helped protect user’s privacy
When we claim that AdGuard protects your privacy, we mean it. And here is a story proving it.
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Goodbye, Amazon
A few days ago Amazon informed us that AdGuard for Android was suspended on the Amazon AppStore due to their content policy violation. The said policy repeats Google Play store policies practically word to word:
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Unimania: I Need Your Facebook Data, Location, And Your Browsing History
Privacy protection is basically what we do, so I never get tired of stories about how unpredictable the ways of getting Facebook user data are. Cambridge Analytica might be dead, but the business of stealing users’ data lives on, and this article demonstrates one more example of that.
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In-Depth Features Overview: AdGuard for Android
November 2018 update: another, updated version of AdGuard for Android features review has been published in our Blog, we recommend checking it out!
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How to set up your own proxy and use it with AdGuard
In our day and age, it is becoming increasingly important to have access to any online resources that you need, at any time. What will help you be 100% sure you can access any website is setting up your own proxy. -
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide: cryptojacking now on Youtube
A video streaming service is a perfect place to launch a cryptojacking script. Users watch videos, and their computers are busy mining cryptocurrencies for the script’s owner... -
AdGuard for Android v2.11
As we continue our struggle to finally finish version 3.0 of AdGuard for Android, the app receives more and more intermediate updates as a byproduct :) Today we present v2.11, a big update, at least judging by the number of entries in the changelog. Two 'whales' that I'll stop by today are integration with web reporting tool and implementation of AG Assistant.
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Over 20,000,000 of Chrome Users are Victims of Fake Ad Blockers
According to the PageFair 2014 report, Google Chrome is a major driver of adblock growth. 20% of users discovered ad blocking by browsing “available browser extensions”. Given how popular ad blocking is, it is quite a lot. This also explains why "cloning" wide-spread ad blockers has become so popular among online crooks. Seven months ago big news broke: 37,000 users were tricked into installing a fake Adblock Plus extension.
What if I told you that thanks to poor Chrome's WebStore moderation the situation is much worse, and in reality over 20,000,000 users are affected and tricked into installing fake malicious ad blockers?
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Security expert exposed the creator of CoinHive and encountered a strange revenge
Security expert Brian Krebs decided to figure out who is behind the famous CoinHive miner (CH) and how it appeared. It’s a fascinating story with colorful characters. But first, a brief reminder about what CoinHive is.
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