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Just read an article about it in local newspaper. SEEMS like a good way to prevent 3rd party tracking of your internet browsing. Anyone use it? Pros/cons? Thanks.What you named is an add-on or extension to a browser.
It is a proprietary thing made by one key individual. Which would make it undesirable for many users who prefer Open-Source.
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Tom Simonite of MIT Technology Review EXPLAINS that with the "Ghostrank" FEATURE enabled Ghostery sends collected user data back to the vendor, who then offers it for sale to ad firms.[4]
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Quote from: Geek-9pm on June 28, 2015, 10:51:08 AM
What you named is an add-on or extension to a browser.
It is a proprietary thing made by one key individual. Which would make it undesirable for many users who prefer Open-Source.From Wikipedia.

Thanks. The article did mention the "double-edge" of this software. Ie, you can BLOCK tracking but your info can still be sold by the software owner to 3rd parties. I wonder how Ghostery warranted a half-page article in a Sunday newspaper? Talk about free advertising....


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