Hello Operatic Ghosterians! The new and improved version v0.9.6 is a go! You can download it here. Before there was a Ghostery for Opera, we heard from Opera users all the time. Internally, we puzzled a bit over this. We all like Opera a lot – but would there be enough users to really justify...
First time users of Ghostery often experience moments of shock and surprise when they visit sites with a substantial number of third-party trackers. The Purple Box pops up with a long list of companies that aren’t familiar, and the concept of the invisible web is immediately clear to the person that’s just been given...
In our efforts to continutally improve upon Ghostery, we recently launched Ghostery for Firefox v2.8. This new version features a new heads-up menu (the drop-down dialog that appears when you click on Ghostery in the address bar). The new menu was a departure from the Firefox system menu, and we went that direction for...
Hello Ghosterians, There are over two and a half million people every month browsing the web with Ghostery for Chrome. That’s a fantastic number – we’re very proud to be a part of making the web a more transparent place for these informed, mindful users. I’m excited to announce that things will get even...
One thing that I find strange about Ghostery is that it’s made by an advertising company called Evidon. They claim that it’s opt-in only for aggregating advertiser tracking cookies and scripts but not sure about that since they are into internet marketing. – Reddit user jablone We see and hear this concern a lot,...
Ghostery for Chrome is all grown up – v3.0 is available now, full of improvements. First and foremost, thanks to a new and improved API from Chromium, Ghostery for Chrome now has complete detection and blocking! Goodbye forever, tag! As of v3.0, Ghostery for Chrome catches all trackers just as it does on...
In opposition to the proposed US legislation known as SOPA and PIPA, Ghostery.com will join sites across the internet in a 24-hour blackout on Wednesday, January 18th. SOPA and PIPA seek to curb Internet piracy through questionable technological practices that threaten free speech and the actual ability of the web to function. For us, the reasons are...
We are a little under a year from US presidential elections, which means campaigning has begun in force. Presidential hopefuls and current President Obama have all launched campaign-focused websites; using the web to explain their platforms, reach out to their faithful, and solicit contributions. It’s no surprise that potential candidates are interested in the...
Mark Zuckerberg is no stranger to controversy where Facebook is concerned. His first go at a social website drew charges from Harvard (where he was enrolled at the time), and Facebook itself famously endured copyright claims from alleged contributors shortly after its launch. Privacy practices have haunted Facebook throughout its online life, and recently...
Privacy vs Security
We’re attending the RSA Security Conference in London this week, and there’s an interesting trend emerging: the idea of privacy as an enemy of security. In two of the opening keynotes, privacy was mentioned alongside budget resources as one of the biggest obstacles to effective enterprise security. In the minds of many security...
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