How good is AdGuard when it comes to privacy?

[MacMan988]

I've noticed that Safari displays below note about AdGuard:

But it doesn't display the same stuff for Wipr or Ka-Block.

I love the features AdGuard is providing. However, is AdGuard transmitting our personal information to any servers?

 

[Dark Void]

I would like to know of any insight towards this as well, as I have recently started using the same extension and have noticed the same thing myself.

 

[Weaselboy]

Paging @avatar-adg 🙂

 

[Dark Void]

I did a few forum searches on here prior to installing it but it seems that most if not all of the information found regarding Adguard refers to the application rather than the browser extension.

It's honestly sort of overwhelming to choose an adblock these days, just typing it into the extensions search bar bombards you with choices.

 

[purgatori_sakkara]

I've always found AdGuard to be quite effective---especially the desktop version---but I really have a problem with the way it overrides your browser's own SSL certification checks in favour of its own. It's a bad practice shared in common with a lot of the more overzealous anti-malware/virus suites, and is a total deal breaker for me.