A brand-spanking-new version of Ghostery for Firefox is here – and optimized specifically for Firefox 4. We talked before about the new “add-on bar”, which replaces the old status bar in Firefox, and how it was hidden by default. This caused some folks to wonder where Ghosty had gone, and far be it from...
This week’s podcast features Gabriel Weinberg, the creator of the privacy-oriented search engine Duck Duck Go. We talk to Gabriel about his efforts to build a privacy-based product from the ground up, going head-to-head with Google, and his pulls-no-punches promotional site (donttrack.us).
Interesting fact: we first came into contact with Duck Duck Go because Ghostery used to break it! Sorry, Gabriel! Click below to listen.
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We asked our Facebook buddies which page elements they see popping up the most. The overwhelming favorite among the responses was Google Analytics, which just goes to show that our Ghostery users have keen eyes and good memories. Google Analytics was by far the most frequently seen tracker in 2010. We can hear you...
Fear Doesn’t Help the Privacy Cause
A recent video by Reputation.com got us thinking over here. Whether you are writing the privacy news, trying to sell a privacy product, or trying to further a privacy agenda, scaring people will eventually hurt your chances for success. As the makers of a privacy product, it’s very tempting to use the vehicle of...
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