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What's the consensus on AdGuard? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ominouslemon@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I've been using AdGuard's DNS resolver on my Android phone for a couple of months, and I'm pretty satisfied with it.

The idea is that it filters out ad networks at the DNS level, so there is no need to root the phone (nor to install any app). You just put dns.adguard-dns.com in your "private DNS" settings and that's it.

Recently, though, I've seen a couple of people around here mentioning how Adguard is not trustworthy, or "kinda shady". What's your take on them? Their privacy policy seems OK to me, but I'd be interested to know more about them.

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[–] UprisingVoltage@feddit.it 44 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It was founded in Russia in 2009, then moved its headquarters from Moscow to Cyprus almost 10 years ago, in 2014 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AdGuard

They've been a solid presence in the privacy scene for years now, contributing to spread privacy awareness and not incurring in a single major controvesy/scandal so far.

They're legit imo, and they provide solid services

Not sure about the basis for the claims of "shadiness"

[–] noodlejetski@geddit.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Cyprus is a tax haven.

[–] Callendor@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It has not been a tax haven in nearly 5 years.

[–] noodlejetski@geddit.social -4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

okay then. Cyprus was still a tax haven when the Russian-based company moved there, I'm sure for completely unrelated reasons.

[–] mishimaenjoyer@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

Ah, of course, the privacy oriented company becomes suspicious when it moves OUT of Russia, i see!

[–] some_guy@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

Do you have any substance or is this just baseless speculation?

[–] hatchet@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

So they're good with privacy tech and money.