Hi everyone, I did stumble across adguard and was thinking about buying a family lifetime license (for the apps, not talking about adguard home here).

I really like that there is a tracking blocker included, the app looks clean and easy to use for all family members. They also have an app for android TV which might be interesting.

I trust on pihole and ublock origin, but I am unsure about aguard (in general unsure about privacy oriented companies). When it comes to privacy and security I always try to go for community-driven open source projects.

What are your opinions on adguard? You think it’s safe/worth to use?

    • jmp242@sopuli.xyz
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      28 days ago

      Ehh. That’s like accident billboards. I maintain that most people don’t know they can block ads, and a large part of the masses who have heard of it think it’s complicated or too hard for them.

      With ad blocking I have a small tension that if I know a sort of thing exists, I presumably will find it when I search for it. So I don’t want another vacuum ad.

      If I don’t know something exists then I have to stumble on it somehow.

      The bigger problem would be if they didn’t block their own ads. I honestly didn’t even know they did ads so my blocking, of which they’re a part, apparently is working.

  • swayevenly@lemm.eeEnglish
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    25 days ago

    Adguard is great for an extension and a free dns. I opened an account so see what else they have to offer and felt like I can get more out of creating something similar locally on a rasberry pi.