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What about Ghostery?
by zerr 9y ago
What about Ghostery?
- d3sandoval 9y agoDepends on your opinion of this decision: https://adexchanger.com/data-exchanges/ghostery-sheds-ad-tracker-sells-off-plug-focus-compliance/ https://adexchanger.com/data-exchanges/ghostery-sheds-ad-tra...
- addicted 9y agoSounds like getting acquired by a privacy focused browser makes them even more reliable now.
- j_s 9y agoThanks, I hadn't heard about this. Per https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1406647 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1406647 where Firefox is tying in with Cliqz: > Cliqz is a well-known Adware from Germany[1] and it was a plague Not sure what data Ghostery is collecting now, or how opt-in vs. opt-out has changed (if at all), but it looks like based on the reputation of the new owners I will no longer be using it. Edit: the small HN discussion seems to cover this a bit more evenhandedly: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13652126 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13652126
- Lev1a 9y agoIIRC they have the same problem as ABP, i.e. selling out their users.
- cmh1729 9y agoI prefer privacy badger in the same space, if nothing else than because it's backed by the eff.
- ship_it 9y agoSold out same as ADB. Use EFFs Privacy Badger[1] [1] https://www.eff.org/privacybadger https://www.eff.org/privacybadger