Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker version history - 25 versions
Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker by Ghostery
Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker version history - 25 versions
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Latest version
Version 8.9.12
Released 17 Mar 2023 - 8.89 MBWorks with firefox 68.0 and later, android 68.0 and later* 🚀 Reduced startup time and extension size. Yay efficiency!
* 🖱️ The onboarding process is simpler. You can now get started with just one click!
* 👻 The Ghostery icon will now let you know when it is inactive. Previously, Ghostery would still show a badge with the number of trackers on the page, even though it was disabled.
* 👻 Pin Ghostery icon to Firefox navigation bar
* 🗣️ Some languages were missing from the on search result pages. Sorry about that!
* ⚡️ Fixed an issue where Raspberry Pi OS increased to 100% CPU usage.
* ⚡️ Fixed Ghostery panel for AndroidSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
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Version 8.9.10
Released 13 Mar 2023 - 8.89 MBWorks with firefox 68.0 and later, android 68.0 and later* 🚀 Reduced startup time and extension size. Yay efficiency!
* 🖱️ The onboarding process is simpler. You can now get started with just one click!
* 👻 The Ghostery icon will now let you know when it is inactive. Previously, Ghostery would still show a badge with the number of trackers on the page, even though it was disabled.
* 🗣️ Some languages were missing from the on search result pages. Sorry about that!
* ⚡️ Fixed an issue where Raspberry Pi OS increased to 100% CPU usage.Source code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 8.9.9
Released 23 Feb 2023 - 9.08 MBWorks with firefox 68.0 and later, android 68.0 and later* Improved: UI of Trackers Preview and Never-Consent popups
* Improved: List all open-source licenses used by the extension
* Fixed: numerous non user-facing bugsSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 8.9.8
Released 21 Dec 2022 - 8.99 MBWorks with firefox 68.0 and later, android 68.0 and laterFeatures:
* Never-Consent automates the interaction with consent dialogs, expressing dissent to tracking.
* New onboarding
Improvements:
* Ad-blocking: blocks more ads on youtube.com
Bugfixes:
* Never-Consent popup trackers summary was not translated
* Trackers Preview could not be disabled from the popup
* Trackers Preview popup resize properly
* Unlock browsers back-forward caching
* Ad-blocking: fix injection of Cosmetic Filters
* Ghostery accounts: fix session refresh on Firefox
* Android panel: new category icons
* Ad-blocking: fix uppercase patterns
Community contributions:
* minor grammar fix by @jezmck
* Vietnamese translations by @tachibana-shinSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 8.9.7
Released 22 Nov 2022 - 8.96 MBWorks with firefox 68.0 and later, android 68.0 and laterFeatures:
* Never-Consent automates the interaction with consent dialogs, expressing dissent to tracking.
* New onboarding
Improvements:
* Ad-blocking: blocks more ads on youtube.com
Bugfixes:
* Never-Consent popup trackers summary was not translated
* Trackers Preview could not be disabled from the popup
* Trackers Preview popup resize properly
* Unlock browsers back-forward caching
* Ad-blocking: fix injection of Cosmetic Filters
* Ghostery accounts: fix session refresh on Firefox
* Android panel: new category icons
* Ad-blocking: fix uppercase patterns
Community contributions:
* minor grammar fix by @jezmck
* Vietnamese translations by @tachibana-shinSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 8.9.6
Released 18 Nov 2022 - 8.96 MBWorks with firefox 68.0 and later, android 68.0 and laterFeatures:
* Never-Consent automates the interaction with consent dialogs, expressing dissent to tracking.
* New onboarding
Improvements:
* Ad-blocking: blocks more ads on youtube.com
Bugfixes:
* Never-Consent popup trackers summary was not translated
* Trackers Preview could not be disabled from the popup
* Trackers Preview popup resize properly
* Unlock browsers back-forward caching
* Ad-blocking: fix injection of Cosmetic Filters
* Ghostery accounts: fix session refresh on Firefox
* Android panel: new category icons
* Ad-blocking: fix uppercase patterns
Community contributions:
* minor grammar fix by @jezmck
* Vietnamese translations by @tachibana-shinSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 8.9.5
Released 10 Nov 2022 - 8.95 MBWorks with firefox 68.0 and later, android 68.0 and laterFeatures:
* Never-Consent automates the interaction with consent dialogs, expressing dissent to tracking.
* New onboarding
Improvements:
* Ad-blocking: blocks more ads on youtube.com
Bugfixes:
* Unlock browsers back-forward caching
* Ad-blocking: fix injection of Cosmetic Filters
* Ghostery accounts: fix session refresh on Firefox
* Android panel: new category icons
* Ad-blocking: fix uppercase patterns
Community contributions:
* minor grammar fix by @jezmck
* Vietnamese translations by @tachibana-shinSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 8.7.6
Released 12 Jul 2022 - 7.71 MBWorks with firefox 68.0 and later, android 68.0 and laterFixed: Ghostery Account login problems on FirefoxSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 8.7.4
Released 14 Jun 2022 - 7.71 MBWorks with firefox 68.0 and later, android 68.0 and laterBetter error reportingSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 8.7.3
Released 6 Jun 2022 - 7.71 MBWorks with firefox 68.0 and later, android 68.0 and later* Fixed: Ghostery onboarding and update popup should no longer be displayed on every startup
* Fixed: Firefox first party cookie isolation was breaking Ghostery settings
* Fixed: Ghostery account initialization could break extension startup
* Fixed: Initialization could not finish which will prevent the extension from saving settings
* Improve: Critical errors reporting
* Improve: Vietnamese translationsSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 8.7.1
Released 3 May 2022 - 8.28 MBWorks with firefox 68.0 and later, android 68.0 and later* Fixed: missing icons and descriptions for new categories
* Fixed: cleanup extension storage
* Update: sunset smart blockingSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 8.7.0
Released 19 Apr 2022 - 8.28 MBWorks with firefox 68.0 and later, android 68.0 and later* Update: adblocker engine update (#765)
* Improve: registration forms moved to ghostery.com (#769)Source code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 8.6.2
Released 2 Feb 2022 - 7.67 MBWorks with firefox 68.0 and later, android 68.0 and later* WhoTrack.Me tracker wheel shown on the Google search results page
* Smart Blocking: Disable the exception for first-party tracking, allowing Ghostery to block Google Beacons
* Improved the logic to decide whether to block new trackers
* Fixes site breakage related to the Tracker-Tally and changed it to be opt-in
* Updated translations
* Fixes panel header alignment in Chrome
* Settings: option to disable Trackers Preview on search results
* Add disable button on Trackers PreviewSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 8.5.7
Released 28 Jun 2021 - 7.36 MBWorks with firefox 68.0 and later, android 68.0 and later### GHOSTERY 8.5.7
+ Remove promo modals for Insights and Midnight
+ Allow host name fuzzy matching for Compatibility URLs
+ Add subscription status to CMP fetch URL
+ Avoid possible race condition in ABTest & CMP on Dawn
+ Updates to intro hubSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 8.5.5
Released 25 Feb 2021 - 7.42 MBWorks with firefox 68.0 and later, android 68.0 and later### GHOSTERY 8.5.5
+ Integrate new v4 tracker databases
+ Pull tracker meta data from whotracks.me
+ Migrate from Cliqz browser-core to ghostery-common
+ Allow user to disable automatic updates for Anti-Tracking and Ad-BlockerSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 8.5.4
Released 30 Nov 2020 - 5.68 MBWorks with firefox 68.0 and later, android 68.0 and later### GHOSTERY 8.5.4
+ Adds support for Ghostery Browser
+ Remove Ghostery Rewards
+ Updated feature names
+ Shortened metrics uninstall URL
+ Fixes bug with initial account settings sync
+ Bug fixes
+ Updated translationsSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 8.5.3
Released 13 Oct 2020 - 7.06 MBWorks with firefox 68.0 and later, android 68.0 and later### GHOSTERY 8.5.3
+ Updated Firefox Android extension panel UI and mobile optimizations
+ New console debugging interface for user troubleshooting
+ Display error message after too many failed login attempts
+ Add opt-out for AB Tests
+ Added product id parameter to extension pings
+ Detect Ghostery Desktop Browser
+ Remove broken page pings
+ On-boarding AB Tests
+ Updated translationsSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 8.5.2
Released 31 Jul 2020 - 6.57 MBWorks with firefox 68.0 and later, android 68.0 and later### GHOSTERY 8.5.2 (July 30, 2020)
+ Fixes bug where Ghostery icon could be grayed out on restricted sites
+ Clean up lint suppression rules. Remove React UNSAFE events.
+ Fixes bug where themes were not unlocked on upgrade
+ Add upgrade promotion to Intro Hub
+ Adds options for yearly subscription plans
+ Rate limit password reset attempts
+ Add A/B testing support to promo modals
+ Updates to account creation panel messaging
+ Slimmer Human Web modules for Android browsers
+ Remove Spring promo modal
+ Search for missing language tokens
+ Updated campaign metrics
+ Update dependencies
+ Bump minimum versions for Firefox, Chrome and OperaSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 8.5.1
Released 2 Jun 2020 - 6.37 MBWorks with firefox 52.0 and later, android 55.0 and later### GHOSTERY 8.5.1 (June 1, 2020)
+ Unlock Plus features for Ghostery Midnight users
+ Update Ghostery Plus feature list in subscription panel
+ Remove hard-coded subscription pricingSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 8.5.0
Released 7 May 2020 - 6.37 MBWorks with firefox 52.0 and later, android 55.0 and later### GHOSTERY 8.5.0 (May 7, 2020)
+ New Spring themes for Plus subscribers
+ New settings option to select Ad-Blocker lists
+ Add password reset link to Intro Hub
+ Updated in-app promo modals
+ Fixes bug in site-specific tracker white-listing
+ Improved Click2Play Script Injection
+ Standardize all Ghostery staging and production global URLs
+ Updated Rewards UI
+ Update legacy unit tests
+ Updated translationsSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 8.4.9
Released 9 Apr 2020 - 5.97 MBWorks with firefox 52.0 and later, android 55.0 and later### GHOSTERY 8.4.9 (April 9, 2020)
+ Better handling of semantic version comparison
+ Fixes issue that could intermittently cause some cookies to be reset
+ Handle legacy opt-in settings for Firefox
+ Disable Purplebox on Firefox Android
+ Allow white-listing of wildcard domains
+ Allow site-specific white-listing of Unknown Trackers caught by Ad-Blocker
+ Fixes issue when adding localhost to Trusted Sites with port value
+ Add locale-appropriate formatting to historical stats numbers
+ Remove email opt-in from account creation in panel and hub
+ More aggressive cookie-blocking via Anti-TrackingSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 8.4.6
Released 24 Dec 2019 - 5.94 MBWorks with firefox 52.0 and later, android 55.0 and later### GHOSTERY 8.4.6 (December 24, 2019)
+ Modularize Rewards code
+ Updated promo modals for Ghostery Midnight
+ Updated translationsSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 8.4.5
Released 20 Nov 2019 - 5.9 MBWorks with firefox 52.0 and later, android 55.0 and later### GHOSTERY 8.4.5 (November 20, 2019)
+ Remove unused telemetry from promo modals
+ Update Rewards opt-in settingSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 8.4.2
Released 28 Aug 2019 - 5.27 MBWorks with firefox 52.0 and later, android 55.0 and later### GHOSTERY 8.4.2 (August 28, 2019)
+ Fix slow memory leak in Firefox (#434)
+ Fix error message on Forgot Password panel (#440)
+ Update Intro Hub copy for Firefox (#436)
+ Change Rewards opt-in setting for Firefox (#437)
+ Adds Cliqz anti-ad-blocker circumvention rules (#443)
+ Package build script for AMO review (#441)
+ Updated translationsSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0
Version 8.3.4
Released 9 May 2019 - 5.33 MBWorks with firefox 52.0 and later, android 55.0 and later### GHOSTERY 8.3.4 (May 9, 2019)
+ Fixes bug in Click2Play redirect blockingSource code released under Mozilla Public Licence 2.0