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...
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...
Ghostery for Firefox v2.8.2 is out! The first thing you’ll notice is your newer, prettier options panel: Notice how nothing’s crossed out, and there’s no checkmarks to start blocking trackers. This is because I’ve whitelisted onthemedia.org, the site I’m currently on. Once you click “Edit Blocking Options,” however… …and the boxes appear. In this...
Some awesome news today for all the mobile Ghosterians out there… The Ghostery Mobile Browser for iOS is now even faster, and blocks over 1,100 trackers. It’s the most powerful mobile privacy browser out there. We also added in some minor tweaks that make a big difference, such as a loader bar to tell...
If Your Privacy Tool Doesn’t Break the Web, It’s Not Trying Hard Enough
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...
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