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p/ghosteryGhostery helps you browse smarter by giving you control over ads and tracking technologies to speed up page loads, eliminate clutter, and protect your data.
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Jeremy Tillman

Ghostery 8 - Blocks ads, stops trackers, and speeds up websites

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Ghostery - Privacy Ad Blocker offers cleaner, faster, and safer browsing. It features an Enhanced Ad Blocker to reduce page clutter. It’s also the first tool ever to combine AI-powered anti-tracking and blocklist technologies. This dual approach speeds up websites and provides the most robust and comprehensive privacy protection out there.

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Jeremy Tillman
Maker
Hello Product Hunters! We’re really excited about Ghostery 8! It’s the first browser extension ever to combine the best of blocklist and AI-powered anti-tracking technologies to block ads, stop trackers, and speed up websites! Ghostery 8 offers the following core features: *Enhanced Ad Blocking* Ghostery’s built-in ad blocker removes advertisements from a webpage to eliminate clutter so that users can focus on the content they want. *Privacy Protection* Ghostery allows users to view and block trackers on websites they browse to control who collects their data. Enhanced Anti Tracking also anonymizes data to provide further privacy protection. *Faster Browsing* Ghostery’s Smart Blocking feature speeds up page loads and optimizes page performance by automatically blocking and unblocking trackers to meet page quality criteria. *Customizable Display* Ghostery offers multiple displays and insights dashboards so users can choose what information is relevant to them. *What’s new to Ghostery 8* - Enhanced Anti Tracking - Enhanced Ad Blocking - Smart Blocking - Simplified Setup - Simple View - New Default Settings - Expanded Detail View - Snooze feature for Pause - New Dashboards (coming soon) We’d love to hear what you think about Ghostery 8, send your questions, comments, and concenrs to info@ghostery.com. And of course, if you love the product, upvote us and tell your friends! Happy Surfin', The Ghostery Team
Scott Bowler
@ghostery @tillhouse as a long time ublock origin user, what's your elevator pitch to make me switch?
Jeremy Tillman
Maker
@ghostery @scotty_bowler Hey Scott, Ghostery 8 is the first privacy tool that combines a blocklist approach with an AI-powered antitracking technology that detects trackers in real-time and completely scrubs any uniquely identifiable information they might be sending to their servers. This means that, even if a tracker is unknown or you choose to unblock it for some reason, your privacy is still protected. Additionally, Ghostery 8 includes a dedicated ad blocker (using the EasyList), so if you were previously using 2-3 tools to block ads and stop trackers, you can now do all that with just Ghostery. On top of that, our new Smart Blocking feature makes it easy to set-and-forget the product and not have to worry about customizing your blocking settings on each website you visit. Also, our Ghosty is adorable.
Roman Dubinin
yet Safari ext is still at 5.4...
Jeremy Tillman
Maker
@roman_dubinin Hey Roman, we're working on a new version of Ghostery for Safari that uses Safari's new content blocking API, which is their preferred method for all content blockers. It's almost like building a product from scratch, though, so it'll take us some time...
Emmy Southworth

I use this everyday. It's great to have trackers blocked and when a website locks their content behind their paywall, it's pretty simple to open Ghostery and figure out which tracker to temporarily unblock (usually Google Tag Manager or Doubleclick). So much easier to use than other ad blockers and I like the ability to control what third parties can load on my browser.

Pros:

Gets rid of so much clutter

Cons:

Getting a little bulky with new features. Keep it simple guys.

Cody Fitzpatrick
Big fan of this UI. I think it will be a competitive advantage over some of the other ad blockers out there. Great job @tillhouse! Quick question - how do you plan on sustaining this project, i.e. what (if any) are your monetization plans?
Jeremy Tillman
Maker
@codyfitzpatrick Hi Cody, thanks for the kind words! We're working on a couple projects to help us create a sustainable business model. First, we're building a premium product called Ghostery Insights, a tool for researchers, analysts, and professionals to analyze the impact the hidden ecocystem of trackers have on websites. Second, we're experimenting with a new concept called Ghostery Rewards, an optional feature that let's users earn rewards (e.g., product discounts or unique offers) from partner companies. Both concepts are in their early stages but we will be rolling them out in the first half of 2018. You're also welcome to send us sacks full of money. I'm just sayin...
Cody Fitzpatrick
@tillhouse Those are some exciting upcoming features, thanks for sharing. I’m sure you guys have considered it as I believe it’s been done before (perhaps not with the best execution), but opt-in, revenue-share ads (between a site owner and the Ghostery user) may be a worthwhile addition to the rewards program. If all else fails, a “send us sacks full of money” donation page may prove valuable. ;)
Brea

I started using Ghostery when it first came out when I heard about in on DoNotTrack webseries. It has been part of my internet since then and also on my mobile devices is the Ghostery web browser.

Pros:

easy to use

Cons:

none

David Blyth
I added Ghostery from the Firefox app list. Seems good but when I log on the computer it appears as my home page. I just want it running in the background. Do you know if I can change it to just clicking on the page when I want to? Thanks.
Damjanski
<3
Ben Carlsen
Upvoted mainly because there's also an Opera version. Nice work!
Ryan Roberts
Does it block YouTube ads? I switched from Ghostery a while back because it wasn't blocking them,
Jeremy Tillman
Maker
@ryan_roberts1 Hi Ryan, Ghostery 8 has a dedicated ad blocker that uses the EasyList, so it should block YouTube ads. Try out Ghostery 8 and see if it works for you!
Product Pearson
This plugin always breaks sites for me.
HiramFromTheChi
@productpearson Sometimes it'll block scripts because scripts can contain malware. Simply disable them and refresh the page. Security is always at war with convenience.
Vincent Lai

I use this everyday

Pros:

Very powerful tool for privacy

Cons:

Not really a con, but I would love to see what other privacy tools Ghostery can come up with.

Victoria Sofie

Edward Snowden himself recommended Ghostery as a privacy enhancing browser extension at SXSW

Pros:

makes my websites load so much faster

Cons:

customizing your own blocklist can be a bit overwhelming

Mary the Quene

I effing HATE trackers and other crap that sticks to my online experience. Ghostery allows me to control exactly what gets across the threahold.

Pros:

Keeps all the internet skankiness off my browsing experience.

Cons:

None

Moaz Rashad

....

Pros:

feel me safe while browsing

Cons:

Nothing

Karim Daghari
Having used Ghostery 7, I do have to admit that it was a great experience: raises awareness (by displaying how many trackers are blocked), obviously does its job correctly (block ads) and doesn’t get in the way (except for a few cases) but when DDG announced their extension I immediately switched to it (since I’m a DDG user). My question is: what makes it fundamentally better than DDG ? How effective/good is it compared to DDG ? (Any stats we can look at?)
Deanna Sheward
@karimdaghari Thanks for your question. Ghostery 8 now includes a dedicated ad blocker. It's also the first privacy tool that combines a blocklist approach with an AI-powered anti-tracking technology that detects trackers in real-time and removes uniquely identifiable data points being passed on to a third party. Even if a tracker is not caught by our blocklist, your privacy is still protected. We also added a Smart Blocking feature designed to speed up websites and minimize page breakage by automatically unblocking and blocking trackers. If you’re already using tools you like, there’s no need to get rid of them- you can use Ghostery alongside your favorite tools!
Arkhan Artamonov
What's the difference between your product and bench? In just a few points.
Hooman Askari

When it crashes on Chrome, I have to go to my extensions and disable/enable Ghostery to make it work again. Otherwise I can not imaging web surfing without it.

Pros:

It just works

Cons:

Sometimes crashes on chrome, otherwise it's life saver

HiramFromTheChi
I'm a fan of Ghostery. Used to have it on Chrome, but then moved away from Chrome. Would love to see it being added to other browsers like Epic Browser, and Brave. Really ramp up the privacy/tracking all across the board even though these browsers already have online privacy in mind.
Petr Scheglov

Excellent addition to classic ad blockers

Pros:

Simple tool for additional privacy on different devices

Cons:

Doesn't highlight new spy on the icon, if it appears on a site

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