Скачать или смотреть The Journey of Building Windscribe & Control D

We didn't set out to build another cybersecurity company.

We just wanted to block ads on our phones.

The Problem:

Desktop browsers had ad blockers. Mobile didn't.
So we built R.O.B.E.R.T. inside Windscribe - DNS filtering for VPN users.

Simple blocklists. Block ads, malware, gambling.
It worked.

Then We Noticed Something
Every device makes DNS requests.
Smart TVs. IoT sensors. Baby monitors.
Devices with no screens. No settings. No protection.

The Gaps:
• Stale blocklists
• False positives breaking sites
• No granular control
• One-size-fits-all failing enterprises

We kept improving. Real-time intelligence. AI classification. Per-device policies.

Users started asking: "Can we get R.O.B.E.R.T. without the VPN?"

This wasn't a feature anymore.

It was infrastructure.

DNS security without VPN overhead.

Protection for everything connected.

Then, Control D Was Born.