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  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
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  Upd: May 25, 2023 10 min read The more you know

  Convenient but treacherous: Why baby monitors are so dangerous

  Baby monitors help anxious parents make sure their baby is OK no matter where they are. But as handy as this tool is, baby monitors are vulnerable to hacks and, in the worst case, can bring an entire smart home down with them.

  Ekaterina Kachalova
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  Upd: May 29, 2023 9 min read Industry news

  Meta, aided by Big Tech frenemies, takes very personal revenge on ad-free Instagram ‘clone’

  The story of the rapid rise and equally rapid fall of the ad-free Instagram app shows how Big Tech can put on united front to deal with outliers, and how ruthlessly it can retaliate.

  Ekaterina Kachalova
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  Upd: October 10, 2022 7 min read Digest

  Google's new feature, ad-free Instagram app and Meta's tracking issue. AdGuard’s Digest

  Google makes it easier to remove data from search, Meta takes a very personal revenge on an app, Amazon makes a show out of surveillance, and more in AdGuard’s digest.

  Ekaterina Kachalova
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  Upd: May 18, 2023 10 min read Industry news

  Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own anti-tracking crackdown

  Apple is the one tech giant that has never been associated with ads, proudly declaring its customer a jewel it will never sell to advertisers. But it seems that Apple is now immersing itself deep into the ad business. Will its promises be kept?

  Ekaterina Kachalova
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  Upd: May 25, 2023 10 min read The more you know

  Big Tech owes you money. Find out how much

  Big Tech lives off ad money they earn by collecting and selling user data. But what is your own contribution to the data market? In this article, we try to find out how much a single user’s data is worth.

  Ekaterina Kachalova
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  Upd: September 15, 2022 8 min read Digest Industry news

  Google shows who is the boss, Telegram tests the waters as DuckDuckGo opens up. AdGuard's digest

  Google overrides police and protects ads, DuckDuckGo offers a secure email service, Telegram wants users to decide on privacy, and more in AdGuard’s digest.

  Ekaterina Kachalova
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  Upd: May 25, 2023 14 min read Data protection

  Smart wearables: Are they smart enough to protect your data?

  Smart wearable devices have become an inalienable part of our lives. They help us to track our fitness, health and can literally save lives. But they are also insecure by design. Read this article to find out what you can do about it.

  Ekaterina Kachalova
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  Upd: May 25, 2023 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
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  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