Blur (Formally DoNotTrackMe by Abine)

[Ink]

Landing Page: https://dnt.abine.com
Blur: Protect your passwords, payments, and privacy

Download from Chrome Web Store:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/blur-formerly-donottrackm/epanfjkfahimkgomnigadpkobaefekcd
Better than a password manager: Blur makes it easy to keep track of and secure all your personal information online.

What's in the Free version?

• Password management
• Masked emails
• Private browsing with tracking protection

Compare between Free and Premium (subscription) - https://dnt.abine.com/#premiumreg

 

[NullPointerException]

I feel it's unfortunate to see great add-on makers making a living off their "Premium" add-ons.

 

[Kate_L]

I don't see anything new in the Free Version, it is just a rename

 

[Tr.H.D]

Is their Password Management good and strong as Lastpass?
If so I would remove Lastpass + Ghostery

Edit: Gived it a try, decided to remain Lastpass and Ghostery

 

[NullPointerException]

Is their Password Management good and strong as Lastpass?
If so I would remove Lastpass + Ghostery

Edit: Gived it a try, decided to remain Lastpass and Ghostery

A merged plug-in is always better than multiple.

 

[yigido]

Check the name in the poll "Blue Free", it must be Blur Free!
Thanks

 

[NullPointerException]

Check the name in the poll "Blue Free", it must be Blur Free!
Thanks

Yes. I noticed that.

 

[Cats-4_Owners-2]

Thank you for the share, Huracan.
Is Blur (formerly DNTM) among your choices of preferred extensions?

A merged plug-in is always better than multiple.

NullPointerException, do you find multi-functional extensions to be light on system resources too?

Is their Password Management good and strong as Lastpass?
If so, I would remove Lastpass + Ghostery

Edit: Gave it a try, decided to remain w/Lastpass and Ghostery

This brought further thoughts to the forefront of my mind!
LastPass with Ghostery have worked well together for me; and yet,
staff member, @Umbra Polaris , pointed out on a separate occasion (..if I remember correctly..) how similar funtioning extensions which may look quite different might not be needed when using just one of them. IE: Such as using only (1), NoScript or Ghostery.
..though I'll confess to having used both at once.

 

[NullPointerException]

Thank you for the share, Huracan.
Is Blur (formerly DNTM) among your choices of preferred extensions?

NullPointerException, do you find multi-functional extensions to be light on system resources too?


This brought further thoughts to the forefront of my mind!
LastPass with Ghostery have worked well together for me; and yet,
staff member, @Umbra Polaris , pointed out on a separate occasion (..if I remember correctly..) how similar funtioning extensions which may look quite different might not be needed when using just one of them. IE: Such as using only (1), NoScript or Ghostery.
..though I'll confess to having used both at once.

We could delete unwanted (and similar) extensions and use DNTM instead...but now it has gone "Premium", I'll doubt i'll ever you use. I just hate limited "free" software.

 

[Cats-4_Owners-2]

We could delete unwanted (and similar) extensions and use DNTM instead...but now it has gone "Premium", I'll doubt i'll ever you use. I just hate limited "free" software.

Yes, I've noticed their hard sell to go premium. I did however add the free extension under the new name blur (shorter and simpler was what they probably wished for) onto Firefox this morning. So far is seems identical as it did in it's former guise, DNTM.

 

[Ink]

Thank you for the share, Huracan.
Is Blur (formerly DNTM) among your choices of preferred extensions?

I was a previous user of MaskMe extension for Chrome, but stopped using it after a few months - this was about 1.5/2 years ago. So the MaskMe function is nothing new.
Here's the thread from 2012/2013: http://malwaretips.com/threads/mask...e-credit-cards-and-encrypted-passwords.12047/

But to answer your question about DoNotTrackMe (aka Blur), no I do not use any Anti-Tracking or Tracking Blocking software in my web browser. Only AdBlock and LastPass.

 

[Kent]

Thank you for the share, Huracan.
Is Blur (formerly DNTM) among your choices of preferred extensions?

NullPointerException, do you find multi-functional extensions to be light on system resources too?


This brought further thoughts to the forefront of my mind!
LastPass with Ghostery have worked well together for me; and yet,
staff member, @Umbra Polaris , pointed out on a separate occasion (..if I remember correctly..) how similar funtioning extensions which may look quite different might not be needed when using just one of them. IE: Such as using only (1), NoScript or Ghostery.
..though I'll confess to having used both at once.

Ghostery is better alternative than Blur;as it blocks more.............

 

[Cats-4_Owners-2]

For Firefox I do use them both!

 

[PrivacyAdvocate]

...but now it has gone "Premium", I'll doubt i'll ever you use. I just hate limited "free" software.

I'd rather a company make their revenue transparently by selling a premium version than behind the scenes by harvesting data and selling it to ad companies (as Ghostery does), with obnoxious ads, or worse. With the exception of open source software there's very little *truly* free commercial software that's worthwhile.

Abine is a significant company with many employees. They have to make money somehow. Viewed another way, it's generous of them to offer a free version alongside their paid version.

RequestPolicy is probably the most non-commercial of the free add-ons in this category and its open source. It's sort of a cross between Ghostery and NoScript and is nicely stable but, like NoScript, requires some effort to whitelist what's needed for many sites.

 

[frogboy]

I use Blur as a addon. Not to bad i think.

 

[NullPointerException]

I'd rather a company make their revenue transparently by selling a premium version than behind the scenes by harvesting data and selling it to ad companies (as Ghostery does), with obnoxious ads, or worse. With the exception of open source software there's very little *truly* free commercial software that's worthwhile.

Abine is a significant company with many employees. They have to make money somehow. Viewed another way, it's generous of them to offer a free version alongside their paid version.

RequestPolicy is probably the most non-commercial of the free add-ons in this category and its open source. It's sort of a cross between Ghostery and NoScript and is nicely stable but, like NoScript, requires some effort to whitelist what's needed for many sites.

But add-ons aren't what companies should rely upon.

 

[Cats-4_Owners-2]

But add-ons aren't what companies should rely upon.

I agree. You've a good point, yet people (like us) rely on add-ons therefore companies have a better position to capitalize on the fact we grow accustomed to trusting and relying on specific quality programs, and yes, even extensions. Approaching us where our loyalties lie can sadly be as much of an advertising premium as a World Series or Monday Night Football commercial spot.
I also agree with what PrivacyAdvocate said,
"..selling a (paid) version is preferable to our data being harvested and sold".

Edit: ..and since I use blur (like @frogboy ) too, I'd also like to think it's 'not too bad',
..I hope!