AdBlock vs.Ghostery?

[Doc]

I suppose it depends upon opinion but I've used Ghostery for years and
like it... wondering if there is any 'real' reason to add or switch to
Adblock?

They are, as I understand it, addressing slightly different issues.

Just revisiting privacy and security issues for Firefox.

Thanks.
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[NFN Smith]

Doc wrote:
> I suppose it depends upon opinion but I've used Ghostery for years and
> like it... wondering if there is any 'real' reason to add or switch to
> Adblock?

I use both.

NoScript blocks scripts, Ghostery blocks tracking bugs. Although the
focus is different, they sometimes work together.

Occasionally, I'll bump into a page that doesn't render correctly, even
if I temporarily all the scripts on the page. Then, if I temporarily
disable Ghostery, then more scripts suddenly appear, that also have to
be enabled.

This kind of effect happens most often on pages that are really heavy on
scripts, and sometimes, some of the scripts depend on the presence of
the tracking bugs. And if the scripts that deliver the content that I
want are dependent on the tracking bugs, then I have to allow the
delivery of the bugs.

Smith

[Christoph Schmees]

all three! NoScript plus Ghostery plus AdBlock+. Yes, they
overlap partially. But that doesn't hurt. Basically they address
different issues regarding privacy and security.

Christoph

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[Captain Ozone]

On 1/8/2014 10:39, Christoph Schmees wrote:

> all three! NoScript plus Ghostery plus AdBlock+. Yes, they overlap
> partially. But that doesn't hurt. Basically they address different
> issues regarding privacy and security.

Personally (and you may say this is overkill), I use two more in
addition in my browser arsenal; Disconnect and a custom HOSTS file as
overseen by Hosts Manager.

Oh, and OpenDNS, if you wish to count three, combined with DNSCrypt for
a fourth. BotRevolt for a fifth. (For grins try running Netalyzr with
and without it enabled. Woof, what a difference....)

Sure, I, too, come upon the occasional page which will not render
properly but it's no s**t off my shoulder and I move on. I run as tight
a ship as possible without breaking too much, AFAICT.

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Cheers,

The Original Captain Ozone

[Christian Riechers]

On 01/08/2014 02:54 PM, Doc wrote:
> I suppose it depends upon opinion but I've used Ghostery for years and
> like it... wondering if there is any 'real' reason to add or switch to
> Adblock?
>
> They are, as I understand it, addressing slightly different issues.
>
> Just revisiting privacy and security issues for Firefox.
>
> Thanks.

They are fully redundant. Using AdblockPlus with e.g. the
EasyPrivacyList subscription gives you the same protection (if not
better) as Ghostery. Best results are achieved by combining multiple ABP
subscriptions.
http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/node/6730
I gave up on Ghostery a while ago, because an increasing number of sites
didn't work well with it.

--
Christian

[Christian Riechers]

On 01/08/2014 05:12 PM, NFN Smith wrote:
> Doc wrote:
>> I suppose it depends upon opinion but I've used Ghostery for years and
>> like it... wondering if there is any 'real' reason to add or switch to
>> Adblock?
>
> I use both.
>
> NoScript blocks scripts, Ghostery blocks tracking bugs.

The question was about AdblockPlus+Ghostery, not NoScript+Ghostery.

--
Christian

[»Q«]

In <news:yI6dnT8jtMAhAFDP...@mozilla.org>,

Christian Riechers <chrie...@netscape.net.invalid> wrote:

> On 01/08/2014 02:54 PM, Doc wrote:
> > I suppose it depends upon opinion but I've used Ghostery for years
> > and like it... wondering if there is any 'real' reason to add or
> > switch to Adblock?
>

> They are fully redundant. Using AdblockPlus with e.g. the
> EasyPrivacyList subscription gives you the same protection (if not
> better) as Ghostery. Best results are achieved by combining multiple
> ABP subscriptions.
> http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/node/6730

I agree. The easiest way to add the EasyPrivacy subscription is by
entering "chrome://adblockplus/content/ui/firstRun.html" into the
address bar (without quotes) then clicking "activate features" and
"Disable Tracking".

[kes]

On 08/01/2014 14:54, Doc wrote:
> I suppose it depends upon opinion but I've used Ghostery for years and
> like it... wondering if there is any 'real' reason to add or switch to
> Adblock?
>
> They are, as I understand it, addressing slightly different issues.
>

Can I ask why you are only considering these two options? Have you
considered Adfender?
http://www.adfender.com/
It is Browser independent (ie.not specific to FF or Chrome) and works
quite well, IMO.

[Christoph Schmees]

1. adfender is foreign, closed source SW. Do you know what it
really does? I don't.
2. adfender is several modules more burrying deep in my system.
For the sake of stability, I would avoid approaches such as this.
3. adfender is no solution for Linux.

If i wanted a filtering proxy like this I would "outsource" it to
a separate machine that protects the whole LAN, not just one
machine. And it would not be adfender but untangle. In fact I
have run such a configuration for several years.