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> Don't you know that ghostery works for advertisers by providing them profiling info Don't you know that "Ghostrank is off by default, meaning you can use Gho
by scholia 12y ago
> Don't you know that ghostery works for advertisers by providing them profiling info
Don't you know that "Ghostrank is off by default, meaning you can use Ghostery without sharing anything ... if you'd prefer". https://www.ghostery.com/en/faq https://www.ghostery.com/en/faq
- bigbugbag 12y agoNope, I didn't know that. I have to admit my knowledge of ghostery is not current as I quit using it not long after the privacy extension got bought by an advertising company. I was shocked that the option to support the extension turned out to be a spying tool for advertisers to design ads that users wouldn't want to block. I tried installing ghostery just now and ghostrank is indeed opt-in now. It is a good thing they upped their PR and changed their faq less than 6 months ago to make it clear how they make money, but they have lost my trust long ago and there's no coming back from that. Then again I wouldn't trust a company whose business is advertising with protecting my privacy and I definitely don't want better advertising, I want advertising to disappear from the web altogether as it was when i first started using it.