Inside Ad Blocking: Interviews from the Ad Filtering Dev Summit

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Techlore Talks

Techlore

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Techlore Talks brings you in-depth conversations with the experts at the forefront of privacy, security, and digital rights. Hosted by Henry Fisher, founder of Techlore and long-time digital rights educator, each episode features meaningful discussions with the people building, researching, and advocating for digital freedom. From cybersecurity researchers and privacy tool developers to open-source advocates and digital rights activists—if they're shaping how we protect ourselves online, they're on this show.

Topics include:

• Privacy tools and technologies

• Cybersecurity threats and defenses

• Open-source software and development

• Surveillance and digital rights

• Encryption and data protection

• Tech policy and advocacy

• Digital sovereignty and freedom

Just real conversations with real experts. New episodes released regularly. Subscribe now and join the community fighting for digital freedom.

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Topics include:

• Privacy tools and technologies

• Cybersecurity threats and defenses

• Open-source software and development

• Surveillance and digital rights

• Encryption and data protection

• Tech policy and advocacy

• Digital sovereignty and freedom

Just real conversations with real experts. New episodes released regularly. Subscribe now and join the community fighting for digital freedom.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inside Ad Blocking: Interviews from the Ad Filtering Dev Summit

Techlore Talks

18 minutes 1 second

5 days ago

Inside Ad Blocking: Interviews from the Ad Filtering Dev Summit

This special compilation episode brings together exclusive interviews from the Ad Filtering Dev Summit (AFDS) in October 2024. Henry sat down with developers and leaders from AdGuard, Brave, and the creator of the legendary Peter Lowe block list to discuss the state of ad blocking, new privacy features, and the future of tracking protection.

Featured Interviews:

Andre (AdGuard CTO) - Apple's new system-wide filtering API and what it means for iOS privacy
Sofia Orlova (AdGuard UX Writer) - Designing ad blockers for everyone from "grannies to techies"
Anton Lazarev - How Brave Shields works, AI privacy features, and why native ad blocking beats extensions
Peter Lowe - The 28-year journey of maintaining one of the internet's oldest and most trusted block lists

Topics Covered:

Apple's new URL filtering API for iOS/macOS
System-wide ad blocking vs browser-only protection
Manifest V3 and the future of extension-based blockers
Privacy-focused AI tools in browsers
The philosophy behind different ad blocking approaches
How tracking actually works (and why it's creepy)

Links:

AFDS Recap Video: https://youtu.be/dr7XSnbyv7w

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