Reviews for Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker
Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker by Ghostery
Review by Nico
Rated 1 out of 5
by Nico, 7 years agoThis kind of addon is really what I hate. They claim to defend users by blocking trackers but their business model is actually selling your data to that very companies they claim to protect you from.
It's like Adblock plus. They get payed by advertisers to set them on the whitelist, that they of course enable by default because they know the general user will not touch that setting.
Firefox has its own track blocker build in, you can now enable it always on. I additional use ad-nauseam with some tracking filters enabled. It may be counter productive because ad-nauseam actually can click every ad for you in the background to generate false clicks and make them pay more money so they may be able to track you better but I just love that concept.
Replying to the dev below:
1. User data - tracker data. tomatos tomatos.
2. OK how are you making money now? I will not read that article. You are absolutely untrustworthy because you had a parent company like that in the first place. And probably doing some other new shady stuff.
It's like Adblock plus. They get payed by advertisers to set them on the whitelist, that they of course enable by default because they know the general user will not touch that setting.
Firefox has its own track blocker build in, you can now enable it always on. I additional use ad-nauseam with some tracking filters enabled. It may be counter productive because ad-nauseam actually can click every ad for you in the background to generate false clicks and make them pay more money so they may be able to track you better but I just love that concept.
Replying to the dev below:
1. User data - tracker data. tomatos tomatos.
2. OK how are you making money now? I will not read that article. You are absolutely untrustworthy because you had a parent company like that in the first place. And probably doing some other new shady stuff.
Developer response
posted 7 years agoHey there.. The business model you are referring to 1. Was never user data, it was tracker information. 2. Is no longer in practice since we split ways with the previous parent company. You can read more about that here: https://www.ghostery.com/blog/ghostery-news/ghostery-acquired-cliqz/
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Developer response
posted 7 days agoThanks for your review! We're happy to hear that Ghostery is working well for you and that you appreciate its transparency and non-intrusiveness!
Ghostery Team - Rated 5 out of 5by Tom Kruse, 10 days agoSIMPLY a great Tool 🌟 Blocks efortless, scarces w CPU-Power (even on lame Two-Cores), shows & sorts the detected trackers,...FINE
Highly recommend!! 5 🌟**Developer response
posted 7 days agoThank you so much for your amazing review! Your recommendation means a lot to us! 🌟 Ghostery Team - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18552924, 11 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Tony William, 11 days agoI know from other sources that this blocks trackers effortlessly.
Developer response
posted 7 days agoThanks a lot! We're glad to hear that Ghostery effortlessly blocks trackers for you!
Ghostery Team Developer response
posted 7 days agoThank you! We're glad to hear you think Ghostery is great for ad blocking!
Ghostery Team- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18758399, 15 days ago
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Developer response
posted 7 days agoMany thanks for your feedback and recommendation! We're happy to hear that you enjoy the extra information provided in the Ghostery panel.
Ghostery Team