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How To Install Ghostery Dawn on Linux

To simplify Dawn installation on Linux we have created a set of instrutions. Please check here

What is Microphone/Camera Mute Switch?

Microphone/Camera Mute Switch is an advanced privacy setting offered in Ghostery Dawn. We offer our users a very convenient feature that makes it very easy to turn off your microphone and camera when the browser is asking you for access, like during a video conference call.

What is HTTPS-Only Mode?

HTTPS-Only Mode is an advanced privacy setting offered in Ghostery Dawn. Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), the fundamental protocol for how browsers and websites communicate, is unprotected often susceptible to unwanted surveillance and possibly manipulation. HTTPS-Only Mode ensures that all communications made with the Ghostery Browsers are done so with HTTP over TLS (HTTPS), a secure and encrypted form of communication that is a much safer protocol.

What is Tracker Cloaking Protection?

Tracker Cloaking Protection is an advanced privacy setting offered in Ghostery Dawn. Some trackers use a technique called CNAME cloaking where they pretend to be first-party code by mimicking legitimate subdomains of the websites they are present on, thereby avoiding detection as a third-party technology. The Ghostery Browser has a technology to unmask and block these cloaked trackers.

What is Referrer Data Leakage Protection?

Referrer Data Leakage Protection is an advanced privacy setting offered in Ghostery Dawn. When you click on links to navigate to websites, the URL from the original source – the referrer – will often include potentially sensitive private information that can be leaked to third-party trackers that are present on the destination website. For example, if you click on a link in an email, it could look something like this: https://website.com/?email=bob.smithl@email.com&firstname=Bob&lastname=Smith. This kind of link, also known as TellTale URLs, can include your name, email address, or other personal information that can then be linked to third-party trackers. Ghostery Protects against this with a method called referrer trimming where it strips out this personal information before the URL can be sent to a third-party tracker.

What is Dynamic First Party Isolation?

Dynamic First Party Isolation is an advanced privacy setting offered in Ghostery Dawn. We have enabled first-party isolation by default to better protect users against cross-site tracking. This feature prevents cross-site tracking by keeping all browser storage (cookies, cache, etc) isolated between each site you visit.

What is Redirect Tracking Protection?

Redirect Tracking Protection is an advanced privacy setting offered in Ghostery Dawn. It is a tactic used by ad-technologies to bypasses third-party cookie restrictions by invisibly redirecting users that have clicked on an ad to a tracking URL before they arrive to their desired location such as an e-commerce store. This very brief stopover lets the tracker set a first-party cookie, bypassing third-party cookie protections, and makes it easier for them to track users at their final destinations. Redirect Tracking Protection is a technology built by Firefox that clears cookies from known trackers once every 24 hours, making it harder for these technologies to build a long-term profile using your browsing history.

How can I add browser extensions to Ghostery Dawn?

You can install extensions via the Firefox store.

Can I make Ghostery my default search engine if I’m using a browser other than Ghostery Dawn?

Not yet. However, we are working on building specific extensions on Chrome and Firefox that will let users set Ghostery Search as their default. Stay tuned!

What makes Ghostery Dawn distinguished from other browsers?

Ghostery Dawn is significantly more private than its competitors. This is because, in addition to hosting the typical features of a browser, our browser has Ghostery’s signature privacy protection technologies baked into it.

Like many browsers, we offer a private browsing mode (Ghost mode) and a private search engine. On top of that, Ghostery Dawn employs technology that actively shields your data from trackers. Those two signature technologies of Ghostery are known as (1) tracker-blocking, which stops trackers from being planted on the sites you visit, and (2) anti-tracking, our supplemental capability, which anonymizes your personally identifiable information should any trackers get through.

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