The problem was, Ghostery could REALLY slow down your browser. Ghostery would tell you what tracking service was being used and allow you to specifically BLOCK that tracking service. These tracking services will aggregate that you are a 35 year old Male from Los Angeles, CA – and continue to learn more about you depending on what other sites you visit using the same tracking service. If you go to you might enter your birthdate to be allowed to access certain areas. So if you visit Galpin Toyota’s web site, you might enter your zip code. The simple explanation is that it monitors the Javascript on each web site for known tracking cookies & techniques & blocks them if you wish.įor example, whenever you go to a web site using tracking services like “Doubleclick” or “Google AdSense”, your actions and details are transmitted to a central site, completely separately from the web site you’re visiting. Basically, it displays what “tracking” services are being used on you whenever you visit a web site. ![]() ![]() A while back I was trying a browser add-in for Internet Explorer 9.0 called “Ghostery”.
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