Reviews for Decentraleyes
Decentraleyes by Thomas Rientjes
Review by Klaas Vaak
Rated 5 out of 5
by Klaas Vaak, 7 years agoThis add-on is an absolute must: it speeds up browsing by improving page loading times, and Decentraleyes improves privacy by loading resources from the local system and not from remote locations. Remote sites sites may drop cookies on your local system. They may also record your Internet activity since you connect to them using a web browser, and get information out of those connections such as your operating system, the web browser you are using, your IP address or location in the world.
Support from the developer, Thomas Rientjes, is excellent. There is a good description on the Mozilla add-on page, but when I tried the recommended test utility I got a negative result. A bit surprised and confused I contacted Thomas, and he worked with me until I got the setting right.
To get the add-on working properly, copy paste the rules into uBlock as shown here https://git.synz.io/Synzvato/decentraleyes/wikis/Frequently-Asked-Questions#for-umatrix-and-ublock-origin-non-easy-mode-users
For an independent review of the add-on see the write-up by Martin Brinkmann of the prominent tech website Ghacks.net here https://www.ghacks.net/2017/08/29/firefox-57-decentraleyes-add-on-is-compatible-now/
Support from the developer, Thomas Rientjes, is excellent. There is a good description on the Mozilla add-on page, but when I tried the recommended test utility I got a negative result. A bit surprised and confused I contacted Thomas, and he worked with me until I got the setting right.
To get the add-on working properly, copy paste the rules into uBlock as shown here https://git.synz.io/Synzvato/decentraleyes/wikis/Frequently-Asked-Questions#for-umatrix-and-ublock-origin-non-easy-mode-users
For an independent review of the add-on see the write-up by Martin Brinkmann of the prominent tech website Ghacks.net here https://www.ghacks.net/2017/08/29/firefox-57-decentraleyes-add-on-is-compatible-now/
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- Rated 5 out of 5by adamhybel, 3 months agoDecentraleyes is a unique and powerful privacy-enhancing extension that smartly protects you from tracking via large Content Delivery Networks (CDNs).
- Stops CDN Tracking: Prevents tracking by major CDNs (like Google Hosted Libraries, Microsoft Ajax CDN, etc.) that often log your visits when websites request common resources (like fonts or JavaScript libraries) from them.
- Serves Common Libraries Locally: Instead of fetching these standard web resources from external CDNs, Decentraleyes instantly provides them from its own local storage, cutting out the third-party request entirely.
- Enhanced Privacy: Significantly reduces your digital footprint by eliminating unnecessary connections to potentially tracking servers, complementing your existing ad/content blockers.
- Improves Speed (Potentially): By serving resources locally, it can sometimes lead to faster page loads, as it avoids network latency for these common files.
- Lightweight & Transparent: Like uBlock Origin, it's designed to be efficient and operates seamlessly in the background. It's free, open-source, and trustworthy.
- Set and Forget: Simply install it, and it works automatically. No configuration is needed for excellent baseline protection.
That's it! Decentraleyes adds a crucial layer of privacy protection that many users overlook. It works perfectly alongside tools like uBlock Origin. A must-have for anyone serious about reducing online tracking. Huge thanks to the developers for this clever and indispensable tool. Highly recommended! - Rated 5 out of 5by xn--gckvb8fzb, 3 months ago
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