Reviews for Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker
Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker by Ghostery
4,429 reviews
- Rated 1 out of 5by Hartmut Goebel, 7 years agoDoes not follow "privacy by default", but requiers one opt-out to avoid one's data to be sold to third parties.
Developer response
posted 7 years agoHi!
Ghostery does not sell user data. The Human Web, which you can choose to opt in or out of, is an open source technology built by our parent company Cliqz, that provides anonymous group data to help create and improve the browser security features we provide. If you would like to read more about the Human Web, here is a link to our FAQ page where this is covered in detail:
https://www.ghostery.com/faqs/human-web-data-collected/
And here is a direct link to our open source code on GitHub for your review:
https://github.com/ghostery/ghostery-extension
If you have any questions, please reach out to us via support@ghostery.com
Happy Browsing! - Rated 1 out of 5by cleddouze, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13879567, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13955784, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13953520, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13953335, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13951583, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13950334, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13903388, 7 years agoIt works great! Pretty easy to choose what sites you want to restrict, or even what specific advertising companies you want to block. So far it does everything I need.
Developer response
posted 7 years agoThanks for taking the time to give us positive feed back! Happy Browsing! - Rated 1 out of 5by User, 7 years agoThis Addon is bought by a data-company (see here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostery#Criticism ).
Don't trust it anymore!
I would better recommend installing uBlock, who is made by a free person, is open-source (everybody can read and change the code) and does not sell its users data.
(I'm sorry for any mistakes, I'm german and just want to warn you)Developer response
posted 7 years agoHi,
Ghostery does not sell user data. Ghostery is open source. If you'd like more info, here is a link to our press release:
https://www.ghostery.com/press/ghostery-goes-open-source/
And here is a direct link to our open source code on Github:
https://github.com/ghostery/ghostery-extension
Lastly, here is a link to our FAQ page which will answer any questions you have concerning our parent company, Cliqz, and how we work together to provide browsing security:
https://www.ghostery.com/faqs/
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us via support@ghostery.com.
Happy browsing!
Ghostery Support - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13945604, 7 years ago
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 13945391, 7 years agoWill not become enabled after signing in to mozilla sync and got it added to new installation
Developer response
posted 7 years agoHi! Could you please send us an example to support@ghostery.com so we can look into this? Thanks! - Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 13943350, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13910236, 7 years ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 13934988, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13938456, 7 years ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by forpeterssake, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 11062092, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13935239, 7 years ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 12531136, 7 years agohttps://adexchanger.com/data-exchanges/ghostery-sheds-ad-tracker-sells-off-plug-focus-compliance/
Explain why you don't consider this action selling user data. It is nothing about source code.Developer response
posted 7 years agoHi!
Ghostery does not sell user data. Ghostery is open source. If you'd like more info, here is a link to our press release:
https://www.ghostery.com/press/ghostery-goes-open-source/
And here is a direct link to our open source code on Github:
https://github.com/ghostery/ghostery-extension
Lastly, here is a link to our FAQ page which will answer any questions you have concerning our parent company, Cliqz, and how we work together to provide browsing security:
https://www.ghostery.com/faqs/
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us via support@ghostery.com.
Happy browsing!
Ghostery Support - Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 12338644, 7 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13924985, 7 years agoI found UBlock to be much more professional and effective
Developer response
posted 7 years agoHi,
Ghostery 8 combines valuable blocking tools in order to provide a secure and fast web browsing experience without collecting any personal information. We have combined an Anti-Tracking Suite, and a Blocking List to ensure optimal results. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Ghostery Support at any time via Support@Ghostery.com. Here is a link that explains the new features available through using Ghostery 8:
https://www.ghostery.com/faqs/what-are-the-new-ghostery-8-features/
Thanks!
Ghostery Support - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13924978, 7 years agoDepuis que je l'ai connu il a toujours bien fait son boulot. Exemple tout simple : sur Facebook ou Youtube les publicités sont bloquées et surtout on se sent plus envahis par des vidéos en lien avec ce qu'on a regardé (générées automatiquement par les mouchards). Après si y en a qui ça déplaît, ma foi, ils ont rien compris à la vie privée.