no 1blocker is made is SF. Adguard is basically a Russian company. if you care about security probably not your best option. setapp dropped them fyi.
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not really. most of their dev team is russian. i would avoid them. setapp dropped them
Just because AdGuard is made by Russian developers, that doesn't mean they created a nefarious app.
You keep intimating wrong-doing on their part without any proof. Just because SetApp removed them, that doesn't mean you should be painting a bad picture of Adguard. If you have actual proof of wrong-doing and lies they have made regarding how their app works, I would like to see it.
Adguard has never failed me, nor do I worry about it's politics. Anything sensitive I use P2P encryption. I just don't worry about it as long as the app does the job and kills the ads, which it does very effectively.
Q-6
Right on, as the state and the company are very differing animals. Those that fear ADGuard don't use it. Live with the ads or share your data with another company as that how it goes.
AdGuard shouldn't be demonised until proven different and right now I don't see any issue...
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I don't believe a country-by-country security policy for using software is very effective due to many factors, including the widespread use of global contract developers by software companies of all sizes, from startups to multi-nationals, the prevalence of cloud computing, and the creation and deployment of malicious software by any country with the capability regardless of its international relationships (see: NSO Group).
Also:
www.reuters.com
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"Academic researchers have discovered serious vulnerabilities in the core of Threema, an instant messenger that its Switzerland-based developer says provides a level of security and privacy “no other chat service” can offer."
arstechnica.com
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EXCLUSIVE Russian software disguised as American finds its way into U.S. Army, CDC apps
Thousands of smartphone applications in Apple and Google's online stores contain computer code developed by a technology company, Pushwoosh, that presents itself as based in the United States, but is actually Russian, Reuters has found.
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"Academic researchers have discovered serious vulnerabilities in the core of Threema, an instant messenger that its Switzerland-based developer says provides a level of security and privacy “no other chat service” can offer."
Messenger billed as better than Signal is riddled with vulnerabilities
Threema comes with unusually strong claims. They crumble under new research findings.
arstechnica.com
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They can't do much about the adblocking because its an Apple restriction. On MacOS, I find it superb, not sure why not many other people choose firefox as their main option.
I have nothing against Brave. I can and did use it as a defualt browser. I just do not like Chromium browsers, something feels off about them. But you really can't go wrong with both.
Yes, Brave's super advantage on iOS is the adblocking.
Looks like someone has poisoned my brain and brainwashed it with false information. I picked up that 1Blockr is Russian from somewhere. I even hear some people boycott them because of the Ukraine thing.
Correct, unless its a "government" project I would worry. Plus, its FOSS, so if there was anything funny in the background we would know.
Well, the safari extension is FOSS and that is what I use.
Not really, there are a lot of options.
Ad blocking isn't an Apple restriction. Third party extensions are an Apple restriction. There's no reason Firefox can't implement better ad blocking like Brave.
Wipr serious work very good even on youtube updated twice a week simple light and above all useful.
Firefox does not build adblocking. They build a browser. Adblocking is from 3rd party. Brave on the other hand has adblocking as a main feature of their browser. Its more of a philosophical thing.
Can they do it? probably yes but I think they ride the bandwagon that content creators make money of ads so they do not block them by default.
BTW, I think Brave does not block 1st party ads but you have to double check on that.link
Not here, I am using adguard extension (there is a difference). I do not use Wipr.
VPN is unable to block in-video ads
There are other browsers on iOS with things like Ad Block in them that you just check a box and you have ad blocking. So no idea what you're talking about.
having you given 1blockr a test?
I am talking about that Firefox does not believe in blocking ads because they believe ads bring in money to content creators.
I don't need to use that since Brave is sufficient for blocking literally everything. On iOS it does a great job and on the desktop you can add custom filters like those used by uBlock origin, all while blocking them at the core level, so it's faster than any third party extension. I like AdGuard for desktop in that it can block ads in ANY app on the computer with custom app lists if that's' something I wanted it to do. I also have a lifetime license I got from Stack Social for 20 bucks. There's still a massive sale on it: https://www.stacksocial.com/sales/adguard-family-plan-lifetime-subscription
Mozilla takes 500 million a year to exist from Google. The CEO has also been vocal about de-platforming people. I don't really care what their goals are. And if they wanted to show more ads, they wouldn't allow ad blockers on their desktop app.I am talking about that Firefox does not believe in blocking ads because they believe ads bring in money to content creators.
ill throw my 2 cents in
on my dd machine, early 2015 airbook on OS 12.6.3
i use release version Firefox, with default browser being Duck duck go. with 2 extensions added on from moziila store UBLOCK and adguard
i purchased lifetime license from adguard FROM their website. which covers any 3 devices i choose and can change at any time
this was 2019 i think orit was before 2019, i found adguard the company while looking for something for my android device,
i had clam and lil snitch and some others
but all things considered, adguard for mac desktop? and malware bytes (may not be relevant but im uncluding it as it relates to my point being made in this passage )
for the purchase price point, and the visible results, and the extensive amount of customisation and the most valued feature for me personally with adguard is the Set it forget it factor. and it works ive never had any security issues i have had some website functionality issues foudn to be my tinkering with the settings and being tooo secure minded lol so much so i blocked myself from the web in essence lol
i also have ADguards DNS addresses put in my network settings the 2 ipv4 and the2 ipv6 addresses that they list in on their site no charge, i dont know about the integrity or the dirty nitty gritty details I do know that adguard doesnt comply with the ultimatiums of google play and it will cause an adroid phone and google apps to "malfunction" - which im ok with bwcause that means its interrupting stuff that most times google doesnt disclose that is happening, and unlike malware bytes and them having to dial back their level of protection thus making their security protection not as great as it was originally because google deemed it too intrusive because malwarebytes was able to view google apps qactivity and inner processes and stuff or it had the same level access to android system as google except the malwarebytes app the user kjnowingly gave it access so it could fully monitor device activity and traffic versus google where it did doesnt tell you ir disclose enturelu what all is going on behind the scenes and that you cant either opt in or opt out so to sasy you only find out when a data breech happens and then ggogle defaults to terms conditions or just says oh well, what ya gonna do, etc or rather takes the Danny CRane from boston legal tv show defenee or response which is either "im DANNT CRANE" or "Ive got Mad Cow Disease "
ill vote for adguard
if yoiu use mozziila for a browser adguard has a full feature browser extension for free id recommend that
and the other i mentioned UBLOCK extension betweeen those 2 i dont see anything ad related or other that is something other than website soecific functional stuff IM on free macrumors and have yet to see a supposed ad,
anyways i hope this helps
on my dd machine, early 2015 airbook on OS 12.6.3
i use release version Firefox, with default browser being Duck duck go. with 2 extensions added on from moziila store UBLOCK and adguard
i purchased lifetime license from adguard FROM their website. which covers any 3 devices i choose and can change at any time
this was 2019 i think orit was before 2019, i found adguard the company while looking for something for my android device,
i had clam and lil snitch and some others
but all things considered, adguard for mac desktop? and malware bytes (may not be relevant but im uncluding it as it relates to my point being made in this passage )
for the purchase price point, and the visible results, and the extensive amount of customisation and the most valued feature for me personally with adguard is the Set it forget it factor. and it works ive never had any security issues i have had some website functionality issues foudn to be my tinkering with the settings and being tooo secure minded lol so much so i blocked myself from the web in essence lol
i also have ADguards DNS addresses put in my network settings the 2 ipv4 and the2 ipv6 addresses that they list in on their site no charge, i dont know about the integrity or the dirty nitty gritty details I do know that adguard doesnt comply with the ultimatiums of google play and it will cause an adroid phone and google apps to "malfunction" - which im ok with bwcause that means its interrupting stuff that most times google doesnt disclose that is happening, and unlike malware bytes and them having to dial back their level of protection thus making their security protection not as great as it was originally because google deemed it too intrusive because malwarebytes was able to view google apps qactivity and inner processes and stuff or it had the same level access to android system as google except the malwarebytes app the user kjnowingly gave it access so it could fully monitor device activity and traffic versus google where it did doesnt tell you ir disclose enturelu what all is going on behind the scenes and that you cant either opt in or opt out so to sasy you only find out when a data breech happens and then ggogle defaults to terms conditions or just says oh well, what ya gonna do, etc or rather takes the Danny CRane from boston legal tv show defenee or response which is either "im DANNT CRANE" or "Ive got Mad Cow Disease "
ill vote for adguard
if yoiu use mozziila for a browser adguard has a full feature browser extension for free id recommend that
and the other i mentioned UBLOCK extension betweeen those 2 i dont see anything ad related or other that is something other than website soecific functional stuff IM on free macrumors and have yet to see a supposed ad,
anyways i hope this helps
I'm using Adguard, on Windows, iOS and MacOS. On MacOS I got problems with Adguard and Apple Mail causing Mail using 100% CPU and getting spin balls of death.
When I disabled Adguard the problems were gone. I wrote with support but they couldn't help me. I'm now using just the browser extension on Mac and it is working fine. No problems anymore.
When I disabled Adguard the problems were gone. I wrote with support but they couldn't help me. I'm now using just the browser extension on Mac and it is working fine. No problems anymore.
I would completely reinstall the app. Delete everything using AppCleaner: https://freemacsoft.net/appcleaner/