Archive for October, 2010

Ghostery 2.4.1 for Firefox – Small Fix to 2.4

Ghostery 2.4.1 for Firefox – Small Fix to 2.4

Ghostery 2.4.1 fixed a little bug that accidentally turned off blocking on Firefox 4 Beta users’ computers. You can get it here. That is all. Carry on. Adam

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Name the Ghost!

Name the Ghost!

Our mascot’s favorite holiday is coming up so we decided to get him a gift – a name! The thing is, none of us are particularly good at naming Ghosts around here. We’ve had a lot of fun putting him into different situations over the past many months, but we’ve all been stumped when...

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Ghostery for Safari

Ghostery for Safari

Today we’re pleased as punch to welcome a new group of Ghosterians – Safari users! Ghostery for Safari 1.0 is live and available for your privacy-friendly browsing pleasure! Ghostery for Safari includes: Scanning and detection for over 350 page elements Fully functional blocking capabilities Auto-updating of the detectable library Option to participate in GhostRank...

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Understanding and Using Ghostery for Firefox – Control

Understanding and Using Ghostery for Firefox – Control

As much as Ghostery is about Internet transparency, it is also about control. We provide our users with some pretty cool features to this end. After you look and learn, you will undoubtedly have a preference as to which web elements – if any – you want to have access to your data as...

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Ghostery v2.4 for Firefox

Ghostery v2.4 for Firefox

Some wisdom is eternal – and even in the technology heavy realm of browser add-ons, the old adage “many hands make light work” rings true. The new Ghostery for Firefox uses web workers – a feature that allows Ghostery to handle more requests concurrently without hanging up or getting lost in multi-threaded chaos. Check...

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Understanding and Using Ghostery for Firefox – Transparency

Understanding and Using Ghostery for Firefox – Transparency

So you’ve downloaded Ghostery for Firefox. Right on! You’ve joined the ranks of the web elite — the users who recognize the processes behind websites and their affiliates — and you’ve started using tools to help you gain more control over your personal data because you recognize its inherent value. But do you know...

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Beta Testers Wanted – Ghostery 2.4

Beta Testers Wanted – Ghostery 2.4

Hey Ghosterians, We’re currently beta testing Ghostery for Firefox 2.4! There was an issue with sites like Google Images lagging when Ghostery performed its scan that we believed we had found a fix for, but we want to make sure. So if you’ve got this problem or any other problems with Ghostery lagging in...

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Big Things Happening!

Big Things Happening!

We’re happy to announce that Ghostery is now coupled with one of the most revolutionary advances in digital privacy to date – the efficient in-ad notice to help you control how your information is used online. Our parent company, Better Advertising, has been endorsed by the newly formed DAA (Digital Advertising Alliance) as the...

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