# Why Everyone Should Use an Ad Blocker (AdGuard Interview)

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Published: 2026-02-07T17:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Ad blockers have broad permissions to intercept all your web traffic—which means you need to know which ones to trust. Henry interviewed the CTO and co-founded of AdGuard about why they pivoted from data collection to privacy protection, how DNS filtering differs from local ad blocking, and Apple's revolutionary new API that lets ad blockers work system-wide on iOS without ever seeing your traffic. 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS • AdGuard: https://adguard.com/ • AdGuard Home: https://adguard.com/en/adguard-home/overview.html • AdGuard DNS: https://adguard-dns.io/ • AdGuard VPN: https://adguard-vpn.com/ • AdGuard Mail: https://adguard-mail.com/ • Andrey's AFDS 2025 Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2c5WMjpVZc ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 INTRO 00:06:04 PRE-SNOWDEN VS. POST-SNOWDEN 00:07:58 TYPES OF FILTERING 00:15:03 LOCAL FILTERING VS. DNS & VPN 00:18:14 INTERCEPTING WEB TRAFFIC CONCERNS 00:21:27 ADGUARD VS. BROWSER SOLUTIONS 00:26:15 ADGUARD EXTENSION VS. OTHERS 00:31:15 ADGUARD FILTERING VS. OTHERS 00:32:04 ADGUARD HOME 00:34:08 PRICING STRUCTURE 00:35:52 BASED IN CYPRUS? 00:38:25 OPEN SOURCE? 00:41:04 THE AD BLOCKING ECOSYSTEM 00:44:26 MITIGATING ATTACKS 00:51:13 THE ROLE OF AD BLOCKING 00:54:37 APPLE'S NEW API 00:57:38 COMPARISON TO DNS FILTERING 00:58:56 ETA FOR THESE UPDATES 00:59:43 APPLE'S PATTERN 01:00:58 BLOCKING APPLE DOMAINS 01:02:28 WRAPPING UP 🎥 VIDEO Watch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Keep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★

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