Reviews for Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker
Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker by Ghostery
Rated 4.4 out of 5
4.4 Stars out of 5
4,440 reviews
- by Fouad, 21 days agoRated 5 out of 5
- by Firefox user 16524657, 22 days agoRated 5 out of 5
- by Firefox user 15114241, 24 days agoRated 4 out of 5
- by walking, 24 days agoRated 5 out of 5
- by Firefox user 16492086, 24 days agoRated 1 out of 5Used this for years. Not anymore. I don't want "acceptable ads", I don't want popups, I don't want "rewards", I don't want "anonymized" data collection, all I want is ad-blocking. And no, I don't want to "disable" harmful features myself, or accept being tracked by an ad-blocking software. It's a matter of trust. Trust, once lost, is never recovered. Just as it happened with AdBlock. Using uBlock origin now. Just ad-blocking, no ifs and buts
Developer response
posted 11 days agoHi there, rewards is no longer a part of the Ghostery extension. Other 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 14154034, a month agoRated 5 out of 5
- by Rufous Potoo, a month agoRated 5 out of 5
- by Firefox user 16147914, a month agoRated 5 out of 5
- by xXramezXx, a month agoRated 5 out of 5
- by Mori, a month agoRated 5 out of 5
- by 闫志强, a month agoRated 5 out of 5
- by DerCube, a month agoRated 4 out of 5
- by The Voice Inside Your Head, a month 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 11 days 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 16502432, a month agoRated 1 out of 5Loved it for years. Had to get rid of since it no longer is a privacy ad blocker. Too bad.
Developer response
posted 11 days agoHi there, send us an email to support@ghostery.com so we can assist, thanks! - by Rj1405, a month agoRated 5 out of 5
- by CauseOfBSOD, a month agoRated 1 out of 5A "privacy ad blocker" that invades your privacy. Bruh. Using uBlock Origin from now on.
Developer response
posted a month 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 Armynator, a month agoRated 1 out of 5Annoying ads which can't be disabled, absolutely not lightweight. It can't even display the overloaded settings menu on older CPUs.
Developer response
posted a month 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 Firefox user 16228115, a month agoRated 5 out of 5
- by Firefox user 16386274, a month agoRated 5 out of 5
- by Anderson De Azevedo Alves de Amorim, a month agoRated 5 out of 5
- by Firefox user 16489236, a month agoRated 2 out of 5
- by KitB, 2 months agoRated 1 out of 5As others have said: was fine until recently when it started adding pop-ups of its own. Absurdly bad ad-blocker now.
It absolutely doesn't matter that this feature can be opted out of. I already tried to opt out of ads by installing the add-on in the first place. I'm now opting out of ghostery's ads by just uninstalling it. ublock origin does the job just fine as, I'm sure, do many other ad-blockers that don't stuff their own ads down your throat.Developer response
posted a month 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 Firefox user 16484225, 2 months agoRated 3 out of 5