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Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker version history - 25 versions

Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker by Ghostery

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Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker version history - 25 versions
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  • Latest version

    Version 8.5.4

    Released Nov 30, 2020 - 5.68 MB
    Works 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 translations

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  • Older versions

    Version 8.5.3

    Released Oct 13, 2020 - 7.06 MB
    Works 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 translations

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  • Version 8.5.2

    Released Jul 31, 2020 - 6.57 MB
    Works 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 Opera

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  • Version 8.5.1

    Released Jun 2, 2020 - 6.37 MB
    Works 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 pricing

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  • Version 8.5.0

    Released May 7, 2020 - 6.37 MB
    Works 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 translations

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  • Version 8.4.9

    Released Apr 9, 2020 - 5.97 MB
    Works 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-Tracking

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  • Version 8.4.6

    Released Dec 24, 2019 - 5.94 MB
    Works 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 translations

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  • Version 8.4.5

    Released Nov 20, 2019 - 5.9 MB
    Works 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 setting

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  • Version 8.4.2

    Released Aug 28, 2019 - 5.27 MB
    Works 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 translations

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  • Version 8.3.4

    Released May 9, 2019 - 5.33 MB
    Works with firefox 52.0 and later, android 55.0 and later
    ### GHOSTERY 8.3.4 (May 9, 2019)

    + Fixes bug in Click2Play redirect blocking

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  • Version 8.3.3

    Released Apr 24, 2019 - 5.31 MB
    Works with firefox 52.0 and later, android 55.0 and later
    ### GHOSTERY 8.3.3 (April 24, 2019)

    + Fixes bug where Ad-Blocker/Anti-Tracking modules did not respect whitelist settings
    + Fixes bug in category description names

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  • Version 8.3.2

    Released Apr 22, 2019 - 5.31 MB
    Works with firefox 52.0 and later, android 55.0 and later
    ### GHOSTERY 8.3.2 (April 22, 2019)

    + Ghostery tracker panel now updates dynamically in real time!
    + Remove unsupported file types for Opera automated-review
    + Removed unnecessary files for slimmer production build
    + Sync account creation UI between intro hub, panel and auth-web
    + Performance improvements when browsing certain Google sites (gmail, maps)
    + Feature parity for Edge browser (Human Web, Rewards)
    + Clean up various errors thrown by content scripts and message handlers
    + Updated Readme (team members and open-source projects)
    + Minor UI tweaks

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  • Version 8.3.1

    Released Jan 31, 2019 - 7.18 MB
    Works with firefox 52.0 and later, android 55.0 and later
    ### GHOSTERY 8.3.1 (January 31, 2019)

    + Add `options_ui` support for Intro Hub
    + Add Ghostery Plus support for Opera and Edge
    + Fixes issue where page load speed value could be negative
    + Fixes "Report a Broken Page" link
    + Multiple translation fixes
    + Minor bug fixes

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  • Version 8.3.0

    Released Jan 16, 2019 - 7.31 MB
    Works with firefox 52.0 and later, android 55.0 and later
    ### GHOSTERY 8.3.0 (January 16, 2019)

    + New Ghostery Plus features - Historical Stats, Midnight Theme
    + New intro hub with streamlined setup and tutorial
    + Improved UI for Firefox Android
    + Integration with Ghostery Tab extension for Chrome
    + Improved anti-tracking whitelist logic
    + Improved anti-ad-blocker circumvention
    + Bug fixes and updated translations

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  • Version 8.2.6

    Released Dec 4, 2018 - 3.78 MB
    Works with firefox 52.0 and later, android 55.0 and later
    ### GHOSTERY 8.2.6 (December 4, 2018)

    + Remove WebSocket permissions and filter support for Firefox
    + Minor UI tweaks

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  • Version 8.2.5

    Released Nov 27, 2018 - 3.78 MB
    Works with firefox 52.0 and later, android 55.0 and later
    ### GHOSTERY 8.2.5 (November 27, 2018)

    + Multiple UI fixes for Rewards panel
    + Bump minimum Chrome version to 58+, Opera to 45+
    + Added support for web socket request filtering
    + Minor UI tweaks and bug fixes

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  • Version 8.2.4

    Released Aug 22, 2018 - 3.67 MB
    Works with firefox 52.0 and later, android 55.0 and later
    ### GHOSTERY 8.2.4 (August 22, 2018)

    + Fixes Firefox account logout issues
    + Fixes several UI-related Rewards bugs
    + Fixes broken settings export feature from panel
    + Delay tracker database update to 1 hour
    + Improved AUTH error messaging

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  • Version 8.2.3

    Released Aug 7, 2018 - 3.67 MB
    Works with firefox 52.0 and later, android 55.0 and later
    ### GHOSTERY 8.2.3 (August 7, 2018)

    + Fix Rewards campaign names that include a '%' issue, which caused a blank panel
    + Fix login and register forms on setup page being called twice on submit, which triggered misleading callout messages
    + Fix several login/logout issues for existing users on startup

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  • Version 8.2.2

    Released Aug 6, 2018 - 3.67 MB
    Works with firefox 52.0 and later, android 55.0 and later
    ### GHOSTERY 8.2.2 (August 6, 2018)

    + Complete rewrite of account logic to support v2 AUTH API
    + Fixes issue where some users did not remain logged in after browser restart
    + Improved error messaging related to user accounts
    + Login state now syncs between extension and account.ghostery.com
    + Rewards UI improvements
    + Fixes Anti-tracking login issue with microsoft.com and salesforce.com
    + Fixes issue where Ghostery was breaking web requests from other extensions

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  • Version 8.2.1

    Released Jul 17, 2018 - 3.64 MB
    Works with firefox 52.0 and later, android 55.0 and later
    ### GHOSTERY 8.2.1 (July 17, 2018)

    + Ghostery tracker counter and badge icon now includes block counts from Anti-Tracking and Ad-Blocker
    + Fixes issue where settings menu does not close
    + Remove redundant opt-in for Rewards
    + Improved translations for German and Russian languages
    + Styling adjustments and improvements for Edge
    + Various bug fixes and improvements for Rewards

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  • Version 8.2.0

    Released Jul 2, 2018 - 3.6 MB
    Works with firefox 52.0 and later, android 55.0 and later
    ### GHOSTERY 8.2.0 (June 27, 2018)

    + Improved simple-view and detail-view UI
    + Ghostery Rewards integration
    + Fixes for Ad-Blocker cosmetic filters on Chrome
    + Move dependency manager to Yarn
    + Performance improvements and bug fixes

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  • Version 8.1.2

    Released Apr 19, 2018 - 3.37 MB
    Works with firefox 52.0 and later, android 55.0 and later
    ### GHOSTERY 8.1.2 (April 19, 2018)

    + Remove WebSocket filter scheme support for older versions of Chrome and FF
    + Fix Human Web endpoint URLs

    Please see https://github.com/ghostery/ghostery-extension/releases/

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  • Version 8.1.1

    Released Apr 18, 2018 - 3.37 MB
    Works with firefox 52.0 and later, android 55.0 and later
    ### GHOSTERY 8.1.1 (April 18, 2018)

    + New surrogate for 'NetRatings SiteCensus' tracker that locks up Chrome when blocked (Issue #11)
    + Site-specific tracker allow now bypasses Anti-Tracking
    + Adds Cliqz browser compatability
    + Improved German language translations for better UI
    + Fixes inconsistency in install_compelte metric
    + Removed scroll bar in Simple View
    + Updated CONTRIBUTING (Issue #6)

    Please see https://github.com/ghostery/ghostery-extension/releases/tag/v8.1.1

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  • Version 8.1.0

    Released Mar 8, 2018 - 4.48 MB
    Works with firefox 52.0 and later, android 55.0 and later
    ### GHOSTERY 8.1.0 (March 8, 2017)

    + Ghostery is now open source!!
    + Changed license to MPL-2.0
    + Updated README, CONTRIBUTING, CODE-OF-CONDUCT
    + All files now support JSDoc. Build docs with `npm run docs`
    + Fixed issue when selecting Block All/None in setup flow custom blocking
    + Updated language translations

    Source code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0

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  • Version 8.0.9.7

    Released Mar 1, 2018 - 4.43 MB
    Works with firefox 52.0 and later, android 55.0 and later
    + Improved responsiveness of setup app
    + Fix layout issues on FF Android
    + Fix FOUC on certain sites while running Ghostery
    + Updated translations

    Source code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0

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