From f3330bb91c688db4024d8b2596dd3fccdd45efc2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: yokoffing Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2021 10:09:04 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Ghostery (markdown) --- Ghostery.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Ghostery.md b/Ghostery.md index 217b0e3..955d1af 100644 --- a/Ghostery.md +++ b/Ghostery.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ [![Ghostery](https://www.ghostery.com/wp-content/themes/ghostery/images/ghostery_logo_black.svg)](https://www.ghostery.com) --- -Last updated: 09 January 2021 | [download](https://github.com/ghostery/ghostery-extension#downloads) +Last updated: 28 January 2021 | [download](https://github.com/ghostery/ghostery-extension#downloads) 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. @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Ghostery helps you browse smarter by giving you control over ads and tracking te * Blocks ads and trackers effectively. Annoyances, too! * Deploys AI to detect and prevent trackers _not_ on popular blocklists. (And if a tracker isn't blocked, then the request is [modified and anonymized](https://0x65.dev/blog/2019-12-19/blocking-tracking-without-blocking-trackers.html) to prevent site breakage.) * Clears cookies from tracking domains that you did not visit as first parties. +* [Smart Blocking](https://www.ghostery.com/help-desk-series-smart-blocking/) will attempt to upgrade the HTTP requests to HTTPS and [prevent loading insecure content on a secure page](https://github.com/ghostery/ghostery-extension/issues/258#issuecomment-444259576). This outweighs any potential hassle caused by accidentally blocking legitimate site content. * Enables language-specific filters [automatically](https://github.com/ghostery/ghostery-extension/issues/22#issuecomment-526841301) based on your browsing habits (without any data leaving your browser). * Plus, [your data usage is reduced by more than 100x](https://cliqz.com/en/magazine/cliqz-developers-revolutionize-ad-blocker-architecture). Instead of always downloading the complete filter lists after an update, only the entries that have actually changed are updated.