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ghostery 0 last edited by
@carlos-rss Dear Carlos,
we are very sorry to hear your are experiencing problems with the latest version. There is clearly something wrong going with your update. Nothing like this should be happening and all trackers and ads should be blocked perfectly well - as they always were.
Can you please reach out to support@ghostery.com or post websites that you experiencing problems with here?
We are dedicated to help you make Ghostery work for you as it always was for all those years. We also appreciate all the feedback. Hope to hear from you soon.
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eliotcougar last edited by
After the last update the extension is unusable primarily because the detailed settings are no longer available... There are many sites that don't work if one of the trackers is blocked, and you have to be able to allow only that specific tracker to run on that specific site... Now you cannot allow/block specific trackers on specific sites anymore... I also would like to allow Google's trackers and ads everywhere, but again that is no longer configurable...
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MontanaGrl5 last edited by
Carlos and eliot are absolute correct and it also leaves files on on my browser since they took the restrict button away. This new version is awful, change it back to the one identical to the firefox extension. Everyone obviously liked it that way.
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efr58 last edited by
Hi,
I use "googleearth pro" and some time need to switch to google map, that i made many time in past without any restriction.
With 10.2.11 ver of Ghostery the message from google has avoided by ghostery and i cannot see anything.
Ghostery switched off all back to normal. -
GhosterySupport last edited by@efr58 Hi there, if possible please reach out to support@ghostery.com with more details. We would be happy to help fix the issue, if provided with more details.
Best,
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GhosterySupport last edited by
@connor-roberts Many thanks for your review!
We're happy to be of service and help protect your privacy online! Ghostery Team -
GhosterySupport last edited by
@montanagrl5 Hi there, thanks for your message!
We are assuming you mean cookies with "files on my browsers". Historically cookies were small files saved on the computer, nowadays they residue in a cookie store, which is a database so there are no more residual files.
Additionally browser add-ons have no way to touch such files. We conclude that you reached an incorrect conclusion here.
We are dedicated to your privacy online and will bring one update at the time more settings to the extension for power users like you.
For any type of questions or concerns, please reach out to support@ghostery.comBest,
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GhosterySupport last edited by
@eliotcougar
Hi Eliot,We understand your frustration and apologise for your experience!
This extensively updated version supports features built into browsers, adapting to upcoming changes imposed upon browser extensions developers by major industry players.
For more insights into these advancements, we encourage you to explore the following resource:Â https://www.ghostery.com/blog/category/manifest-v3.
Future iterations of the Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker will include additional options dedicated to power users like you.The entire Ghostery team would like to assure you that we value your opinion very much and consider during the development of further updates.
For any questions/concerns, please reach out to support@ghostery.comBest,
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fd5dfbbc last edited by
@carlos-rss: Precisely my findings as well. I have also used Ghostery for years. Today I switched to uBLock Origin which provides more control as Ghostery 8.12.6 used to.
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GhosterySupport last edited by
@fd5dfbbc Hi there, future iterations of the Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker will include additional options dedicated to power users like you. We are in the process of implementation.
Until then, if you chose uBlock Origin for your protection, we are happy. It is a very solid choice!For any questions/concerns, please reach out to support@ghostery.com
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SKARIMDEUS last edited by
@opera-comments-bot "This extension may have been corrupted". it says in Opera Browsers
Removed it and reinstalled it but still the same message and tried it in other browsers in the same machine, no problemo, anyone facing the same problem this morning please ? -
eliotcougar last edited by
@skarimdeus It's an issue with the new version of Opera... It will probably be fixed eventually... In the meantime you can use this workaround:
Enable Developer mode in Extensions
Look for the extension ID in the extension info... Looks like bbkekonodcdmedgffkkbgmnnekbainbg or something similar...
Click on "Load unpacked"
Navigate to where the extension is stored in the profile: C:\Users[username]\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Next\Default\Extensions[Extension ID]\That will install the current version of the extension in Developer mode, without security checks... The security checks is what is probably broken in the recent version of Opera since it fails to generate hashes in the extension's metadata folder... The extension won't autoupdate, but at least it will work while we wait for the fix...
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SKARIMDEUS last edited by
@eliotcougar Thanks a lot Buddy ! that worked like a charm ! Can't live without this extension since it seems it's the only one that makes YouTube a livable place to navigate.
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maltepruser last edited by
Do I need to have Operas own Privacy Protection on when using Ghostery, or would it be better to have it off?
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SKARIMDEUS last edited by
@maltepruser whether it's on or off it's useless especially when using YouTube...because you will be defenceless and you will be invaded with a lot of shitty ads in YT
Ghostery till now is the only extension that does the job perfectly (even uBlock origin was useless against the new algorithm of YT that forces us to watch them shitty ads)
So make sure that Ghostery is always on ... That's the most important thing IMHO
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GhosterySupport last edited by
@skarimdeus Many thanks for your review and the support to others on the forum!
We're happy to be of service and help protect your privacy online!Best,
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GhosterySupport last edited by
@maltepruser Ghostery is a standalone privacy protection tool and doesn't rely on Opera's Privacy Protection features. The setup remains your decision.
What we advise to do additionally to installing Ghostery is giving permissions to Ghostery extension to block ads and trackers on search engine result pages. This simple guide shows how:
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