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Disclaimer: I work for Disconnect https://disconnect.me/ https://disconnect.me/ is designed to allow people to protect themselves from being spied on across th

by easong 13y ago

Disclaimer: I work for Disconnect https://disconnect.me/ https://disconnect.me/ is designed to allow people to protect themselves from being spied on across the internet by Facebook, Google, et al without the inconvenience of using a separate browser or similar methods. Anecdotally, I've also experienced a growth in non-techie interest in online privacy - in the pre Snowden era, I would have to explain myself and justify what I do every time I was asked where I worked. Nowadays, I get asked for a download link.

dizzystar 13y ago
I started using your service in place of ghostery. I like both of them and I truly appreciate what you guys are doing here. The only short-coming is that my browser sometimes freezes when it is blocking certain flash objects. I consider it a minor inconvenience and a worthwhile trade-off. In general, sites load way faster. I am often appalled when I see the amount of trackers being blocked on some of these pages. It shows why the web, despite running on faster servers and delivering content across faster networks to faster computers, appears to be slowing down year after year. It also reminds me that I have a responsibility to the users who visit my sites. I will never use any ad-tracking or social-media tracking software on my sites. I will host my own ads on my site and not depend on third-party companies to insert and regulate my ad presence. I will use minor tracking tools, but solely with the aim of improving user experience. In all, I am very glad that you guys are doing what you are doing. In some meta respects, I think you are improving not only the state of the uses who use your product, but also the general well-being of the entire internet. Once we can extinguish the abusive trackers out there, we all can learn how to monetize our sites in a respectful and appropriate fashion.
- mark_l_watson 13y ago
  I also don't track users at my sites except for anonymous cookies on my cooking web site. The cookie lets me identify them anonymously so I can keep track of food they have on hand for suggesting recipes. I put a lot of work into my sites and the really large payoff is meeting people with similar interests and also people who might want to use my consulting services. It would make me sad to have to abuse people's privacy in order to make a living. (I am contracting at Google for a while, but I generally think that mostly Google falls into the good guys camp, as opposed to Facebook - just my personal opinion.)

by easong 13y ago

dizzystar 13y ago

I started using your service in place of ghostery. I like both of them and I truly appreciate what you guys are doing here. The only short-coming is that my browser sometimes freezes when it is blocking certain flash objects. I consider it a minor inconvenience and a worthwhile trade-off. In general, sites load way faster. I am often appalled when I see the amount of trackers being blocked on some of these pages. It shows why the web, despite running on faster servers and delivering content across faster networks to faster computers, appears to be slowing down year after year. It also reminds me that I have a responsibility to the users who visit my sites. I will never use any ad-tracking or social-media tracking software on my sites. I will host my own ads on my site and not depend on third-party companies to insert and regulate my ad presence. I will use minor tracking tools, but solely with the aim of improving user experience. In all, I am very glad that you guys are doing what you are doing. In some meta respects, I think you are improving not only the state of the uses who use your product, but also the general well-being of the entire internet. Once we can extinguish the abusive trackers out there, we all can learn how to monetize our sites in a respectful and appropriate fashion.

mark_l_watson 13y ago
I also don't track users at my sites except for anonymous cookies on my cooking web site. The cookie lets me identify them anonymously so I can keep track of food they have on hand for suggesting recipes. I put a lot of work into my sites and the really large payoff is meeting people with similar interests and also people who might want to use my consulting services. It would make me sad to have to abuse people's privacy in order to make a living. (I am contracting at Google for a while, but I generally think that mostly Google falls into the good guys camp, as opposed to Facebook - just my personal opinion.)