Ghostery

Ghostery
Developer(s)David Cancel
Christopher Tino
José María Signanini
Serge Zarembsky
Patrick Lawler
Caleb Richelson
Initial release2009
Repositoryhttps://github.com/ghostery/ghostery-extension
Websitewww.ghostery.com Edit this on Wikidata

Ghostery is a free and open-source browser extension and mobile browser application. It provides tracking and ad-blocking services. Ghostery is currently owned by German company Cliqz GmbH, previously owned by Evidon, Inc.[1][2]

Ghostery “blocks ads, cookies, popups & other trackers.” This allows the user to engage in a more private browser experience, also giving fast internet.[3]

As of 2024, Ghostery is currently available on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Opera, Microsoft Edge, and Firefox for Android.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ "Cliqz and Ghostery join forces to defend your privacy". Cliqz. 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  2. ↑ "Ghostery is Acquired by Cliqz! - Ghostery". web.archive.org. 2017-02-16. Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Free Ad Blocker Extension | Block Ads & Trackers". Ghostery. Retrieved 2024-11-11.