Privacy Protection
Block privacy-leaking requests and safeguard user privacy.
The Relationship Between Privacy and Advertising
Advertisers’ revenue primarily comes from ad conversions. To boost conversion rates, platforms need to:
- Increase user retention
- Serve personalized ads
This requires extensive collection of user privacy data. Platforms circumvent legal restrictions through:
- Complex user agreements
- Data exchanges with partners
- Disguised data anonymization
Privacy Protection Priority
Protecting privacy is more important than simply blocking ads:
- AdGuard’s Chinese filter has far more tracking rules (>400k) than ad rules (<100k)
- Some platforms have few ads yet profit more by monetizing privacy data
Behind the Platform’s “Thoughtfulness”
So-called personalized recommendations often don’t truly understand user needs; they’re marketing tactics:
- “You’ll like this” actually means “I want to sell this”
- Seemingly thoughtful services hide continuous data collection
How to Protect Yourself
Learn “cyber shrewdness” — control privacy leaks and avoid being accurately profiled by platforms. AdGuard Personal Service can help you achieve this.