April news digest

While our AdGuard v4.9 for Android and AdGuard v1.0 for Linux updates deliver new features, this month’s headlines hit hard: mounting privacy concerns outpace public awareness of solutions, personal data becomes default AI training material, and Black Mirror’s ad dystopia reflects our reality. We’ve also examined High-Level Group’s research on VPNs challenging the EU’s ‘chat control’ proposal.

We’ve added a major feature in AdGuard v4.9 for Android: native support for userstyles! You can add pre-made styles or create your own, and alter any websites’ appearance.

For years, Linux users have been asking for their own version of AdGuard — that’s why we’ve poured our time and energy into making the CLI experience a powerful one.

Black Mirror has never felt closer to reality than in this new episode centered on intrusive ads.

People are way more concerned about their privacy than they were five years ago, and they are looking for tools to protect it, a new survey suggests.

In March 2025, HLG published a final version of its report, in which it names VPNs one of the key challenges the law enforcement is met with in doing their work.

Amazon has removed the “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” option for several Echo devices. This change means that all voice commands — and effectively everything your Echo hears — will now be transmitted to and processed in Amazon’s cloud.

Data broking is a highly profitable industry responsible for those creepy invasive ads that chase you around the web. The industry is worth over $250 billion and while it thrives on selling your personal data to thousands of third parties, it does so largely behind closed doors.