Reviews for Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker
Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker by Ghostery
185 reviews
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 14027598, 6 years agoThe blocker seems to be working well but I don't understand why it doesn't block trackers by default? Do I really need to block trackers manually on every website I visit?
Developer response
posted 6 years agoEveryone's privacy preferences are different which is why the current version does not block by default. You don't need to set page by page. Click the Icon > Settings > Global Blocking and click "Block All" Developer response
posted 6 years agoThanks for taking the time to leave a review. Please don't hesitate to reach out to us via support@ghostery.com if you have any questions or concerns! Happy Browsing!- Rated 3 out of 5by Pedrojaime, 6 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13967158, 6 years agoGhostery is NOT blocking all ads. Also, I have to turn it off to download something.
Developer response
posted 6 years agoHi,
Could you please send us over an example to support@ghostery.com so we can take a look? Thanks!
Ghostery Support - Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13960401, 6 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13924985, 6 years agoI found UBlock to be much more professional and effective
Developer response
posted 6 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 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13877392, 6 years agoSeems to be causing issues with firefox 59.0.1 64bit on windows 10 Pro 64bit. No images will show and webpage layout is all messed up. Issue is fixed after disabling plugin.
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13875751, 6 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by maverick, 6 years agoBetter...
but makes my browser feel like a snail... ublock origin is a lot lite-er - Rated 3 out of 5by The Beard Below My Chin, 6 years agoPositives:
- Idiot-proof, works out the box
- Novice and expert mode
- Listens and responds to community
- Beautifully designed interface
- Massive blocking list.
Negatives:
- First install: 'Analytics and "Human Web Data"' is actually opt out which is predatory for new users.
- Smart filter allows certain ads and tracking sites (Google ads for example).
- Owned by Cliqz GmbH who profit off anonymized data collection. They have to play nice with competing advertisers and trackers.
- Proprietary closed source/ partially open source.
I suggest using these addons who have no ties to user data collection/advertising as of now:
Ublock: Blocks ads / trackers
Umatrix: Allow/deny third party elements
Cookie Auto Delete: Keep useful cookies, auto delete trash cookies.
Privacy Badger: Uses heuristic for trackers, a "light" open-source variation of Ghostery.Developer response
posted 6 years agoas a note.. Ghostery is going open-source this week! Keep an eye out for the announcement - Rated 3 out of 5by –Phase–, 6 years agoAs good as it is, I ended up having to disable it because it was causing some incessant problems on many of the sites I frequently visit. To start with, it always blocks Disqus, a comment system frequently used all over the net and although blocking of Disqus can be disabled, even after doing that, I'm still unable to log in to DIsqus unless I completely pause Ghostery, log in, then unpause it. Even then, when I unpause Ghostery and I reload the page, I find that I've been logged out of Disqus, yet this doesn't happen when I keep Ghostery paused. It also frequently causes problems on a bunch of different websites, such as blocking captchas, making it impossible to do certain things like log into some sites or create accounts on others. I could go on and on, but long story short, it caused me too many problems than it solved, so I'll be keeping it disabled until it gets a few patches
Developer response
posted 6 years agoHey there.. sounds like if you toggle off the Ant-Tracking module this may solve your issue. More info here: https://www.ghostery.com/faqs/what-are-the-new-ghostery-8-features/ - Rated 3 out of 5by charpentier, 6 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13813171, 6 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13175484, 6 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13661182, 6 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13657857, 6 years agoCela fait un moment que j'utilise Ghostery mais depuis les dernières versions (1 mois environ) j'ai des problèmes avec des sites (paiement en ligne rejeté, perte de session). Un site me dit que je n'accepte pas les cookies alors que je n'ai pas ce genre de blocage. Un autre me dit que je bloque ses pubs alors que dans la conf j'accepte tous les mouchards... Pour que cela fonctionne il faut que je désactive Ghostery.
Dommage mais espérons que cela n'est qu'un bug temporaire... - Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 12933059, 6 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13637433, 6 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13354868, 6 years agoGood but I didn't understand well how does it works on the mobile version, it is really different from the PC's screenshots! So I don't know how to use all the potential of this extension!( Specially in Waterfox because in Firefox nightly it isn't so bad as the "ghostery option" in the "3 dots" still working here but not works in waterfox
Developer response
posted 6 years agoThanks for using Ghostery! We can't guarantee compatability with the Firefox offshoots. But we are trying.. I'll submit this as a ticket for product updates. For more info on specific usability questions please shoot an email to support@ghostery.com to get more 1:1 assistance. Thanks again! - Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13571435, 6 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13358216, 6 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13444203, 6 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13413929, 7 years ago