What happened to Ghostery?

Ghostery is now a part of Cliqz, which is owned by Mozilla and Hubert Burda Media. Cliqz offers privacy-focused browsers with an innovative quick-search functionality for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS. This alignment of focus on consumer privacy makes Cliqz the perfect home for Ghostery.

Who is Ghostery owned by?

Evidon, Inc.
What began as a side project quickly turned into a full-fledged business venture: just one year after its inception, Ghostery was acquired by Evidon, Inc. then Cliqz GmbH. As of 2020, Ghostery is made up of a team of over 30 innovators, tech wiz’s, and everything in between.

Does Ghostery sell your data?

Ghostery is a widget users can install in their web browsers, and it’s made by a company called Evidon. Evidon helps companies that want to improve their use of tracking code by selling them data collected from the 8 million Ghostery users who have enabled the tool’s data sharing feature.

Which is better privacy badger or ghostery?

Ghostery is similar to Privacy Badger, but with a slightly better interface. It detects cookies on websites you visit and blocks the tracking to speedup page-load times—essentially eliminating clutter while protecting your data. However, Ghostery doesn’t block trackers by default.

Is Ghostery a VPN?

Ghostery makes a no-VPN simplified version available for $4.99 per month and a simple browser-extension version of the tracker and ad blocking system available for free. VPN protection is important, so it makes sense to compare the premium price with other VPNs.

What can Ghostery do for your online privacy?

Audit all third-party tracking technologies from one entry point to improve digital user experience and website performance. Block ads, stop trackers and speed up websites. Ghostery uncovers the trackers on each website and empowers you to control the ones you don’t want for a cleaner, faster, and safer browsing experience.

How does Ghostery work as a cookie blocker?

Ghostery is more than just a cookie blocker. However, the software does stop cookies getting onto the computer, which in turn helps to stop tracking. Ghostery works differently from just blocking cookies in that it intercepts requests on the computer and does not permit communication.

How many people use Ghostery in a month?

than seven million monthly active users. Ghostery Start Tab is a new tab page that includes backgrounds, favorites, news and Ghostery’s anonymous quick search feature. It completely replaces the Chrome new tab.

Which is the best Ghostery app for Mac?

Ghostery Start Tab is a new tab page that includes backgrounds, favorites, news and Ghostery’s anonymous quick search feature. It completely replaces the Chrome new tab. Ghostery Lite is our new Mac app specifically designed to optimize your browsing experience on Safari with privacy protection features to keep your personal data safe.