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    • GhosterySupport
      GhosterySupport @Connor-Roberts 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

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      • GhosterySupport
        GhosterySupport @MontanaGrl5 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.com

        Best,
        Ghostery Team

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        • GhosterySupport
          GhosterySupport @eliotcougar 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: 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.com

          Best,
          Ghostery Team

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          • fd5dfbbc
            fd5dfbbc @Carlos-RSs 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
              GhosterySupport @fd5dfbbc 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
              Best,
              Ghostery Team

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              • SKARIMDEUS
                SKARIMDEUS @Opera Comments Bot 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 ?

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                • eliotcougar
                  eliotcougar @SKARIMDEUS 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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                  • scrat911
                    scrat911 @SKARIMDEUS last edited by

                    @skarimdeus: sadly yes, i have the same problem

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                    • SKARIMDEUS
                      SKARIMDEUS @eliotcougar 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
                        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
                          SKARIMDEUS @maltepruser 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
                            GhosterySupport @SKARIMDEUS 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,
                            Ghostery Team

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                            • GhosterySupport
                              GhosterySupport @maltepruser 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:
                              https://www.ghostery.com/blog/block-search-engine-ads-on-opera-guide

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                              • monolitt
                                monolitt last edited by

                                ни фига не работает

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                                • GhosterySupport
                                  GhosterySupport @monolitt last edited by

                                  @monolitt said in Ghostery:

                                  ни фига не работает

                                  Hi there, can you tell us if your situation is similar to the one described here?
                                  https://github.com/ghostery/ghostery-extension/issues/1550
                                  If so, can I ask you to check on your side whether uninstalling and installing the extension helps in this case?

                                  Thank you very much!

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                                  • GhosterySupport
                                    GhosterySupport @SKARIMDEUS last edited by

                                    @skarimdeus Many thanks for your review and support on the forum 💙 We're happy to be of service and help protect your privacy online! Ghostery Team

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                                    • GhosterySupport
                                      GhosterySupport @eliotcougar last edited by

                                      @eliotcougar said in Ghostery:

                                      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...

                                      Hi there,

                                      the awaited feature for power users offering the ability to block or trust individual trackers is alive in the latest version of Ghostery. Please update! We thought you might want to know.
                                      Best,
                                      Ghostery Team

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                                      • cst179d
                                        cst179d last edited by

                                        Aboslutely essential!! I cannot imagine the web without Ghostery!! Still, version 10 has it's problems with blocking trackers and I recoomend older version 8, which can be found on Chrome Store.

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                                        • cst179d
                                          cst179d @cst179d last edited by

                                          @cst179d: Version 10 does not block fakebook videos and other social network trackers, blocked efficiently by version 8.

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                                          • MontanaGrl5
                                            MontanaGrl5 @MontanaGrl5 last edited by

                                            @ghosterysupport No I have not reached an incorrect conclusion as I have been using a computer for many years, what a bizzare and frankly quite rude way to respond to people when you have clearly and obviously ruined your extension for the opera browser.

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