Chrome

Release notes for new versions of Ghostery for Chrome

New! Ghostery v4.1.1 for Chrome

New! Ghostery v4.1.1 for Chrome

Hello to our Ghostery for Chrome users,   In our on going efforts to make Ghostery more secure, we have made a few updates. Take a look what we did! - Switched GhostRank to HTTPS for better privacy/security. - Disabled page-level GhostRank on trackerless pages. - Updated bundled tracker and surrogate libraries.   So go...

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New! Ghostery for Chrome v4.1.0

New! Ghostery for Chrome v4.1.0

Hello Ghosterians, Just when you thought Ghostery for Chrome couldn’t get any better… We had a few more features we wanted to get out to you all! Introducing release version 4.1.0! This release brings you a faster and more efficient Ghostery for Chrome. Take it for a spin! Here are some highlights. Things you will...

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Ghostery v 4.0 for Chrome is here!

Ghostery v 4.0 for Chrome is here!

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...

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Brewing up some updates

Brewing up some updates

Hey Ghost people. We’ve been working hard all summer, updating all of the Ghosteries. This is your official heads-up that it’s going to start raining releases very soon. Like, tomorrow soon (Ghostery for Chrome’s having an update). Look for something on every platform we currently support: Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari, IE AND iOS. We’ll...

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Block Your Brains Out – Ghostery v3.0 for Chrome is here

Block Your Brains Out – Ghostery v3.0 for Chrome is here

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...

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New Ghostery for Chrome and Firefox

Ghosty Chrome

Hello Ghosterians! We made some improvements to Ghostery for Firefox and Chrome. Most of the new updates are behind-the-scenes, small improvements to help things run quick and smooth. The Firefox release includes: Added several new surrogate scripts that will be used when an original payload is blocked — this should resolve issues with sites...

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Ghostery for Chrome v2.3

Ghostery for Chrome v2.3

Chrome has been showing off a new logo lately, and now it can show off a new Ghostery! You can download the new version at our Chrome extension gallery page. We’ve made several key performance improvements. You might notice: New item divider style in the browser popup Better new release link for future updates...

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Ghostery for Chrome v2.2.2

Ghostery for Chrome v2.2.2

Hola Ghosterians, There’s a brand-spanking new version of Ghostery for Chrome, v2.2.2! We had some requests for some more control over the purple box – so we added some controls for its duration and position in the options menu. Also, there was a bug that kept Ghostrank from communicating back with Ghostery homebase, so...

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Ghostery for Chrome v2.2.1

Howdy Ghosterians, We pushed a small update to Ghostery for Chrome. Mainly, all of the references to Better Advertising have been updated to identify us as a part of Evidon, as Adam mentioned last week. You can download the new version here. Happy Browsing! Andy K Ghostery Product Nerd

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Ghostery for Chrome v2.0

The Ghostery team is pleased to announce a v2.0 of Ghostery for Chrome – which includes script blocking functionality and whitelisting! Download the new version now, click on options, and click the “Enable Bug Blocking” checkbox under Blocking Options.  Under the Blocking Options tab you can also establish your site whitelist, allowing scripts to...

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