Ghostery might not be as bad as the headlines suggest, but their tracking seems to be opt-out rather than opt-in: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5897682

Ghostery might not be as bad as the headlines suggest, but their tracking seems to be opt-out rather than opt-in: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5897682 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5897682 http://lifehacker.com/ad-blocking-extension-ghostery-actually-sells-data-to-a-514417864 http://lifehacker.com/ad-blocking-extension-ghostery-actuall... http://venturebeat.com/2012/07/31/ghostery-a-web-tracking-blocker-that-actually-helps-the-ad-industry/ http://venturebeat.com/2012/07/31/ghostery-a-web-tracking-bl... A few months ago, Disconnect's founder (byoogle) spoke about why Disconnect is better: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5898165 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5898165 Disclaimer: I used Ghostery for a long time and liked it, but now use Disconnect.