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Ghostery helps you browse smarter by giving you control over ads and tracking technologies to speed up page loads, eliminate clutter, and protect your data. Ghostery helps you browse smarter by giving you control over ads and tracking technologies to speed up page loads, eliminate clutter, and protect your data.
# FAQ ## FAQ
## Ghostery vs. uBlock Origin: Which is better? ### Privacy
1.1 Why would I use Ghostery over uBlock Origin? * 1.1 I've heard that Ghostery couldn't be trusted...
1.2 Ghostery with uBlock Origin * 1.2 Does Ghostery collect and sell my data?
## Ghostery & Privacy Badger ### Extension Comparisons
2.1 Do I still need Privacy Badger? * 2.1 Why would I use Ghostery over uBlock Origin?
* 2.2 Ghostery with uBlock Origin
* 2.3 But Ghostery does not have much customization
* 2.4 Do I still need Privacy Badger?
## Rewards Program ### Human Web
3.1 Ghostery Rewards * 3.1 What is Human Web?
3.2 I'd rather just pay you for your software, and then we can have mutual trust. * 3.2 I'm not really comfortable with the supposedly anonymous data being collected from user
3.3 So if one opts out of the "Rewards" system, no data is collected or stored, neither locally or anywhere else? Or is this data still collected in case user would have a change of mind and turn "Rewards" back on?
## Human Web ### Rewards Program
4.1 What is Human Web? * 4.1 Ghostery Rewards (privacy)
* 4.2 I'd rather just pay you for your software, and then we can have mutual trust.
* 4.3 So if one opts out of the "Rewards" system, no data is collected or stored, neither locally or anywhere else? Or is this data still collected in case user would have a change of mind and turn "Rewards" back on?
## Cliqz ### Partners and Owners
5.1 Who is Cliqz? * 5.1 Who is Cliqz?
5.2 I heard Cliqz has shut down. Does that mean Ghostery has too? * 5.2 Cliqz experiment with Mozilla
* 5.3 I heard Cliqz has shut down. Does that mean Ghostery has too?
* 5.4 Hubert Burda Media has a majority share in the company and old German media companies have a history of getting internet related things wrong - should we not be worried about their influence on the company?
### Why would I use Ghostery over uBlock Origin? ### Why would I use Ghostery over uBlock Origin?
[uBlock Origin](http://https://ublockorigin.com) is an amazing extension, no question. There are still differences with Ghostery, though, which would make people use one or the other. Putting the UI aside (some people really like the Ghostery UI and the way it allows to gain insight about what was blocked for example), there are differences in the privacy protection built-in. [uBlock Origin](http://https://ublockorigin.com) is an amazing extension, no question. There are still differences with Ghostery, though, which would make people use one or the other. Putting the UI aside (some people really like the Ghostery UI and the way it allows to gain insight about what was blocked for example), there are differences in the privacy protection built-in.