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Not sure I'd call it scammy, but I've been increasingly annoyed with the number of things I need to swat away or make an active effort to ignore in order to spe
by jcwayne 9y ago
Not sure I'd call it scammy, but I've been increasingly annoyed with the number of things I need to swat away or make an active effort to ignore in order to spend an uninterrupted 15 seconds skimming over a page to see if it's worth more of my time.
- codezero 9y agoFair point :) I can't argue much, I use Ghostery and also this host list which means I usually don't see those things: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
- pyre 9y agoA bit off-topic, but you might want to check this out if you plan on continuing to use Ghostery: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostery#Criticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostery#Criticism
- codezero 9y agoAs mentioned I supplement with a host blocker. I feel Ghostery has been very transparent about its use of data and has been clear about what I opt into and out of with any given update. Good looking out though!