Popular Ghostery privacy browser extension becomes open source

[Faybert]

German software development company Cliqz, owner of the popular privacy browser extension Ghostery, has decided to open source the tool. With Ghostery it’s possible to block advertisements and trackers. On Chrome, it has nearly 3 million users, while there are also 1 million Firefox users with the extension installed.

Cliqz acquired Ghostery a year ago and by open sourcing the extension the companies want to, “demonstrate their commitment to transparency and an open internet.”

By being able to view the source code, users are better able to understand how Ghostery works and what kind of data it collects. Besides that, other developers can now contribute to the software.

Full Article: Popular Ghostery privacy browser extension becomes open source - Myce.com

 

[RoboMan]

I use Disconnect

 

[upnorth]

Was absent using it for awhile but after they released version 8...

Spoiler

 

[CyberTech]

Another Source: Ghostery: open source and new business model - gHacks Tech News

 

[Flengo]

Always glad to see a service go open source; though, I won't be using Ghostery as it would be redundant alongside uBlock Origin in medium mode.

 

[frogboy]

I am a fan of Ghostery.

 

[tonibalas]

Glad to see that Ghostery is now open source.
For me it's a good thing because maybe now more people will trust it's privacy policy even though it's a bit difficult.
I have used it in the past and maybe i will try again

 

[jerzy601]

yes, I've been using this Mozilla add-on for a long time.