Things to look for in a privacy policy
Let’s be honest… most of us have read very few, if any, privacy policies. Even though sites and services are required to provide this information,...
The Ghostery Blog
The Purple Box
Introducing Ghostery Midnight
Hey there Ghostery users, It’s no secret that today’s third-party tracking technologies go beyond your browser. Big tech companies and other data collection...
Protecting your house with IoT devices
IoT Devices Within Your Home Defined as “the networking capability that allows information to be sent to and received from objects and devices (such...
Help pick Ghosty’s Halloween costume
Hey Ghosterians! It’s almost Halloween and we need your help picking Ghosty’s Halloween costume. Let’s meet the contenders: Ninja...
How safe is free wi-fi?
The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and the public Wi-Fi networks are growing by the minute. Whether you’re enjoying a family vacation or a refreshing...
2019 Ghostery Virtual Hackathon
Ghostery is excited to be hosting its first Virtual Hackathon! If creativity and coding are your thing, check out the details below and sign up. Please...
Help Desk Series: Ghostery accounts
Do I need a Ghostery account? You do not need an account to use the free Ghostery Browser Extension; it is simply an option to make things more convenient...
Ghostery cheat sheet
If you’ve been following along with posts from our Help Desk Series, then you’ve received an in-depth view of what certain Ghostery features...
The future of privacy laws in the United States
Since the introduction of the GDPR, there has been quite a bit of discussion on what the rest of the world, especially the United States, will do next...
Safari 13 + Ghostery 5
Howdy Ghosterians, Due to the changes in Safari’s API, we created Ghostery Lite. Ghostery Lite is an updated version of Ghostery for Mac users that works...
The current state of GDPR
Online privacy has become a point of contention in recent years, particularly surrounding Facebook and Google. There is a lot being done behind the scenes...
VPNs: How do they work and things to consider
What’s a VPN? Virtual private networks, or VPNs, are a “connection method used to add security and privacy to private and public networks.”...
Follow the crumb trail
Most of us are familiar with the idea of cookies – a small text file used to store information in a user’s browser. The user is then assigned a unique...
Help Desk Series: Enhanced ad blocking
What is it? The Enhanced Ad Blocker complements Ghostery’s tracker blocking and anti-tracking by acting as a cosmetic filter and blocking visual ads...
Help Desk Series: Enhanced anti-tracking
What is it? The Enhanced Anti-Tracking feature is a heuristic approach to real-time, algorithmic tracking protection. So, what does that mean? Like Ghostery’s...
Help Desk Series: Smart blocking
What is it? Smart Blocking is one of our automatic features that makes it easier to optimize your browsing experience and blocking choices. It automatically...