Ghostery setup

ghostery_setup.md

Updated: 8 March 2023
version: 8.9.9
Ghostery MV2 (Firefox)

Ghostery Setup

This is my personal setup. Your preferences may differ.

Settings

Kabob menu > Settings

Global Blocking

Select X beside:

• Advertising
  • uncheck Google IMA (breaks videos: ET Online, PopCulture)
• Site Analytics
• Customer Interaction
  • uncheck PollDaddy (optional)
• Social Media
  • uncheck Twitter Button (sometimes breaks some embedded tweets)
• Essential
• Audio/Video Player
• Comments
• Miscellaneous
• CDN
• Consent Management
  • uncheck Tealium Consent (noted to break many pages by uBO; breaks videos: ET Online)

General Settings

WHOTRACKS.ME

• uncheck Show Trackers Preview... (only works on Google search)

HIGHLIGHT INTERACTIVE TRACKERS

• check Show me when..
• uncheck Allow trackers created by site owners

NOTIFICATIONS

Optional

Unblock tracker only on specific sites

• https://www.cbsnews.com
  • DoubleClick
  • Tealium (maybe)

Hi @Viper3881!

Can I ask why you picked Ghostery? I love the look of Ghostery through the years

• I always like their brand (their mascot Ghosty).
• Their anti-tracking technology / fingerprint protection is nice (original | repost).
  • Their algorithms remove user identifiers even if there's not a rule on a blocklist.
  • (In the future, that technology + adding custom blocklists would be amazing.)
• Ghostery is lightweight and sufficient for iOS Safari. Of course, I wish it had more customization for lists like other blockers, but I'm a power user. Most people just need something simple.

I love the look of Ghostery through the years

Me too!

I see that the majority use Ublock Origin.

At least in the privacy community. Idk about total ad blocker usage.