Im so paranoid about add-ons and extensions these days Nik. I have a suspicion about "ghostery" that it might be doing more spying that hindering the spies
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Im so paranoid about add-ons and extensions these days Nik. I have a suspicion about "ghostery" that it might be doing more spying that hindering the spies
Arthur, I understand you.
Trust is the weakest point of any social system. In this case I have to trust that the company/add-on is operating for a good cause. When you have Open-Source software, you can guarantee this to be the case. Everyone can look at the code in it's entirety and a software developer can verify that there is no sneaky shit hidden.
This add-on is not open source, but it pledges to remove the nastiest of cookies. I find it repulsive that these trackers get stored on your own hard drive.
In previous articles I referred to Ghostery and Startpage and recommended them. They are also not Open-source. This is not ideal, however I'd rather have them handle my data than the trackers they are getting rid off. Again an issue of trust.
I have found no reason to believe that Ghostery is compromised or attempting to forward data to third parties. Indeed it provides insight into trackers that are already always present, but not visible otherwise.
The official Ghostery page 1,452 positive reviews amounting to 4.5 stars, if it is any indication of authenticity.
However, you are expressing a valid concern which I cannot refute with 100% certainty.
I miss having a chat with you Arthur, anyway to connect in your post-fb days? Perhaps on discord?