Ghostery Browser Plugin Reveals Every Company That Tracks You

[Guest]

Ghostery is an Internet browser plug-in that determines which companies are tracking you on every website you visit.

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[vipersporthp]

I have been using Ghostery for months .This is this page alone:AT InternetAnalyticsDoubleClickAdvertisingGigya SocializeWidgetsGoogle AnalyticsAnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerWidgetsLotameBeaconsOutbrainWidgetsVibrant AdsAdvertising

 

[excella1221]

Great find. Cool plug-in.Ironically though, it's now detecting 21 trackers from Toms.

 

[cryogenic]

On Tom's I'm tracked by: AdRollAlmondNetAMP PlatformAppNexusAT InternetBizoBounce ExchangeCross Pixel MediaDatalogixDoubleClickeStateXelateFacebook ConnectFacebook Social GraphFacebook Social PluginsGigya SocializeGoogle +1Google AdsenseGoogle AdWords ConversionGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerLotameMediaMathNetRatings SiteCensusQuantcastRight MediaScoreCard Research BeaconSimpli.fiTwitter ButtonThanks Tom's!

 

[icepick314]

So how is Ghostery compared to DoNotTrackMe?I've been using DNTM and so far I think it's okay warning me about trackings on websites.Pretty sure all those tracking companies hate these kinds of software and plugins like Ghostery, DNTM, and Adblock Plus....

 

[oyoy]

Certainly be interesting to read a thorough comparative article that summarizes the other 5-10 leading plugins in the field, including conflicts between multiple plugs, achievements (cons/pros) and choosing the number one recommendation (In a similar vein to other articles on the site).* Is there any conflicts during additional plugins running in parallel (eg. AdBlock-Mask Me)?

 

[MoonMe2]

I didn't know of this plug-in. I'm trying it now and I must say, that my load times have definitely improved. And scrolling with the mouse wheel is much smoother. Weird.Do these tracking thingies really affect browser performance?

 

[dalethepcman]

ghostery, ad block plus, script safe, no flash ftw

 

[das_stig]

Ghostery has been around for a long time and although some may find this article interesting, it is just lazy article. Would have been of more benefit to actually have done a comparison of privacy plugins across the main browsers !