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  April 20, 2025 4 min read Industry news Privacy

  Everything you say to Alexa now becomes training material for AI, and no, you cannot opt out

  Amazon has removed the "Do Not Send Voice Recordings" option for several Echo devices. This change means that all voice commands — and effectively everything your Echo hears — will now be transmitted to and processed in Amazon’s cloud.

  Daria Magdik
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  April 18, 2025 5 min read Ad Blocking Privacy

  Everyone’s worried about online privacy, but few know how to guard it — survey

  People are way more concerned about their privacy than they were five years ago, and they are looking for tools to protect it, a new survey suggests.

  Ekaterina Kachalova
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  Upd: February 25, 2025 3 min read Privacy The more you know

  Unwanted exposure: When your phone sends nudes to your contacts

  What is worse than an early morning alarm clock going off? Having your nude videos shared with a bunch of contacts — read how to make sure the Emergency SOS feature does not ruin your life.

  Vasily Bagirov
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  Upd: February 5, 2025 7 min read AdGuard Mail Privacy Temporary email

  Protecting privacy in the cookieless era — what is ID bridging and how to protect yourself

  ID bridging is a new tracking method that will likely replace third-party cookies. What is it? And how to protect yourself from it?

  Ekaterina Kachalova
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  Upd: January 27, 2025 5 min read AdGuard VPN Privacy TechTok

  Should you be always connected to a VPN? Answering more of your questions

  Should you be always connected to a VPN? What about times when you are about to use a banking app? We answer your questions in the new edition of AdGuard's TechTok.

  Vasily Bagirov
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  Upd: December 4, 2024 6 min read Industry news Privacy

  Mozilla enters ad tech: Can privacy and profit coexist?

  Mozilla, who has been positioning itself as a privacy champion and has backed it up many times with its actions, is pivoting into ad tech business. Can privacy and profit coexist?

  Andrey Meshkov
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  Upd: November 27, 2024 6 min read Privacy The more you know

  Encrypted Client Hello didn't solve censorship, but still may have a role to play

  Encrypted Client Hello is a protocol designed to be the last piece to the privacy puzzle. But its implementation ran into unexpected obstacles.

  Ekaterina Kachalova
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  November 20, 2024 4 min read Data protection Privacy The more you know

  YouTube scam ad causes doctor to lose $90,000: How not to get duped

  Ads don't just irritate — they can pose real threat by serving as a gateway to a malicious website. And you certainly don't expect to run into them on YouTube.

  Ekaterina Kachalova
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  Upd: November 29, 2024 6 min read AdGuard Research Privacy

  The new ‘pay or consent’ scheme in media: a costly illusion of choice

  Websites ask you to either consent to invasive tracking and personalized ads or to pay. Is this value exchange fair? And what about other ads?

  Ekaterina Kachalova
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  Upd: August 27, 2024 4 min read Industry news Privacy

  Thoughts on Pavel Durov’s detention and general perception of digital privacy in today’s world

  The detention of Telegram's creator Pavel Durov can ensue consequences for privacy.

  Andrey Meshkov