Ghostery for Firefox 6.2.0
Ghostery - Protect your privacy. See who's tracking your web browsing and block them.
DETECT
Ghostery sees the "invisible" web, detecting trackers, web bugs, pixels, and beacons placed on web pages by Facebook, Google, and thousands of other companies interested in your activity.
LEARN
After showing you who operates behind the scenes, Ghostery also gives you the opportunity to learn more about each company it identifies, including links to their privacy policy and opt-out options.
CONTROL
Ghostery allows you to block scripts from companies that you don't trust, delete local shared objects, and even block images and iframes.
COLLABORATE
Ghostery also includes the optional, opt-in feature called Ghostrank, which sends Ghostery servers anonymous information about the trackers you encounter and where you encounter them. This allows us to create a more comprehensive list of detectable items, and helps us create a more transparent behavioral advertising ecosystem.
PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY
Ghostery is built and maintained for users that care about their online privacy, and is engineered with privacy as a primary goal. Ghostery use is anonymous. No registrations or sign-ups are required. The Ghostery plug-in does not place cookies into your browser. Besides a single, non-identified ping on install and upgrade, Ghostery never receives any data from users unless they've chosen to participate in Ghostrank. Ghostrank data itself is anonymous, is NEVER used for advertising targeting purposes, and is only shared in aggregated, non-personal, statistical form.
Changelog:
v6.2.0 (2016-05-03):
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Release Summary
- There are a number of new features in Ghostery 6.2.0 for Firefox. The most notable new feature is the restoration of Firefox for Android compatibility, which wasn’t previously available in the most recent releases. We have also added a feature for desktop users that will make the Tracker Settings panel the the primary view if it was the last panel open when the user closed the extension. That means that users can make this their default view if they prefer this to the Tracker Summary view.
- We have also added a couple new features that will make it easier for users to report broken pages and submit new trackers. These features are available in the Ghostery extension menu. Finally, there were a couple minor edits to copy as well as small improvements to Ghostery web and extension interface.
- New Features Summary
- Firefox for Android compatibility
- Persistent Tracker Settings panel view
- Submit new tracker menu button + form
- Report broken page menu button + generated email
- User signed-in indicator
- Updated My Ghostery footer to include Support link
- Improved timestamp for tracker library updates
- Fixed Defects Summary
- Fixed the blank panel issue when a user clicks on a 2nd monitor and clicks back
- Fixed the translation issue that was occurring when the tracker library updates
- Clicking on “Norsk” no longer defaults translations to English
- Improvements to first-party exceptions for trackers that show up on their owners’ domains
v6.1.0 (2016-03-24):
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Release Summary
- In the days following the release of Ghostery 6.0, we heard one question again and again - what happened to the “Pause” button? This feature never actually went away - it was renamed “Ghostery On/Off” and it was included in Ghostery’s menu. What was clear from the feedback our users gave us, however, was that having an obvious one-click option to temporarily pause blocking was sorely missed. Well, the “Pause” button has been returned to Ghostery 6.1, the first of many iterative releases to come.
- Ghostery 6.1 also features a handful of defect fixes and copy changes. The most notable minor update is the change the name of “Adult Content” to “Adult Advertising” to better reflect the purpose of the trackers in that category. Additionally, the License Agreement and Privacy Statements now point to consolidated versions of each document and the 404 pages now load in all 22 supported languages.
- New Features Summary
- Pause button on Summary Panel - temporarily pause and resume blocking on any page.
- Updated the category “Adult Content” to “Adult Advertising” to more accurately reflect the trackers in this category.
- Copy and internationalization updates
- Fixed Defects Summary
- The Ghostery summary panel is no longer broken when you close and reopen Firefox with Ghostery paused.
- Tooltips for Trust Site & Restrict Site no longer persist when you hover away from them.
- Corrections and improvements to internal analytics.
v6.0.3 (2016-03-10):
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Release Summary
- The 6.0.3 hofix fixes an issue that our users have been seeing when trying to sync their settings with the new Firefox v45.0 as well as a minor issue related to fonts.
- Fixed Defects Summary
- Syncing Ghostery Browser Extension settings in Firefox 45.0 no longer crashes the browser.
- Fixes an issue with the purplebox font to prevent a console error.
Homepage: https://www.ghostery.com or https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ghostery/
Changelog: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ghostery/versions/
Release Date: 2016-05-03
OS: Windows / Android / iOS
Download Page: https://www.ghostery.com/download
DOWNLOAD (Windows):
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Add-on (1.37 MB): https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/9609/addon-9609-latest.xpi or https://addons.cdn.mozilla.net/user-media/addons/9609/ghostery-6.2.0-sm+fx+an.xpi