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# Why Everyone Should Use an Ad Blocker (AdGuard Interview)
- URL: https://techlore.tech/why-everyone-should-use-an-ad-blocker-adguard-interview/
- Published: 2026-02-07T17:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-07T23:25:32.000Z
- Description: Techlore Talks brings you in-depth conversations with the experts at the forefront of digital rights, privacy and security.
- Author: Tori
- Tags: Techlore Talks

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.

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Listen to the podcast on [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/techlore-talks/id1652151010), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1qjWVCYgRcZFL9c8FsLLo0), or any [podcast app](https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/665039d6f749480012b06ac1). You can also watch Techlore Talks on [YouTube](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3KeV6Ui%5F4CZRb5Z4qZjsIGZrUWbDc3Mn) or [Techlore.TV](https://techlore.tv/w/p/iZqf9xe1fE7Ss4pebDKd42)

#### Episode 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

#### Episode Sources

• 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