Reviews for Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker
Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker by Ghostery
157 reviews
- by chiztir, 15 days agoRated 3 out of 5
- by Schroederesque, a month agoRated 3 out of 5It literally has been in my conscience for the totel length of 15 minutes as of yet gaining access to the exact google section I am thinking of. And don't feel the need to share favorite images with anybody .....yet, but when I do, know that you yourself will ask about.....that crazy google sight I visited last time, what was the name, how do I get there......" Sittight
- by Firefox user 16988590, a month agoRated 3 out of 5
- by Firefox user 16982960, 2 months agoRated 3 out of 5
- by Firefox user 16696417, 4 months agoRated 3 out of 5
- by Firefox user 14497406, 5 months agoRated 3 out of 5I get a lot of notices about how ghostery is slowing down firefox. Especially if I open up more than three tabs at once. Some page, e.g. business central (ms garbage) I have to disable completely because it makes the page unusable and will sometimes crash the browser.
Developer response
posted 4 months agoWould you mind sending an email to support@ghostery.com so we can assist? Thanks! - by 落叶丶深蓝, 8 months agoRated 3 out of 5
- by mgw, 8 months agoRated 3 out of 5
- by The Voice Inside Your Head, 10 months agoRated 3 out of 5Setting: "Restrict Site" ought to be turned ON for all sites as default.
"Notifications" [Ghostery announcements, features, promotions] ought to be turned off by default.Developer response
posted 9 months agoThanks for the feedback! Notifications can be disabled in the settings menu: click the Ghostery icon > click the three stacked dots > click "settings" > click "notifications" > adjust accordingly. Reach out to us by email at support@ghostery.com so we can further address any questions or concerns. Thanks. - by Firefox user 16484225, 10 months agoRated 3 out of 5
- by Rentapest, 10 months agoRated 3 out of 5Wanted a little bit more privacy on my browser, so tried this addon. Worked ok for a while, and was non-intrusive until recently, when it started to prompt me EVERY time I open my browser, to redeem a "coupon code" for some payed service I'm never going to use. I clicked "x" on 3 seperate occasions, it asked me today, and it got removed. ^_^ 3 strikes etc. Disabled "unlock rewards" in settings, and no other setting to disable spam/ads.
Developer response
posted 10 months agoHi, notifications can be turned off in Ghostery's extension settings: Click the Ghostery icon in the browser > click the three stacked dots > click "settings" > click "notifications" > adjust accordingly. To turn off Rewards: Click the Ghostery icon in the browser > click the three stacked dots > click "settings" > click opt in/out > un-check the box that reads "participating in Ghostery Rewards" Reach out by email to support@ghostery.com with any questions. - by Olive, 10 months agoRated 3 out of 5
- by eslsys, a year agoRated 3 out of 5
- by Firefox user 12343100, a year agoRated 3 out of 5With Privacy Badger losing its manual controls, I decided to stop using that. Gave Ghostery another try. It works most of the time, but has too many problems. It's overzealous blocking things it's not supposed to block. For instance, I get only the blurry thumbnails for many Washington Post photos unless I turn off Enhanced Ad Blocking. It even keeps me logged out of that site unless EAB is disabled. Are you kidding me??? Ghostery also blocks Disqus by default on every site. I shouldn't have to manually unblock it on every site. That's a really dumb waste of my time. In the end, I switched back to Adblock Plus. Maybe not as comprehensive, but not a pain in the neck, either.
Developer response
posted a year agoGhostery offers global unblocking, so our users can unblock trackers and this setting will apply to all sites visited. Reach out to support@ghostery.com for further assistance. Thanks! - by Firefox user 14584553, a year agoRated 3 out of 5
- by Юрий, a year agoRated 3 out of 5
- by DJKJ, a year agoRated 3 out of 5
- by numberten, a year agoRated 3 out of 5Ghostery 8.5.1 seems to be messing up cursor in Windows 10 Insider build 20175.
Developer response
posted a year agoHi, would you mind sending an email to support@ghostery.com so we can look into it? Thanks! - by Firefox user 16148640, a year agoRated 3 out of 5
- by Pavi, a year agoRated 3 out of 5
- by Firefox user 15307446, a year agoRated 3 out of 5
- by Firefox user 13550227, a year agoRated 3 out of 5Blocks most ads and pop-ups. But recently, not with YouTube. It does block the ad content but a "skip ad/5 sec" things still shows up.
Developer response
posted a year agoThanks for the report! This is something we are currently looking into. Send us an email to support@ghostery.com with any questions, thanks!