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Ghostery

Ghostery is a free and open-source privacy and security-related browser extension and mobile browser application. Since February 2017, it has been owned by the German company Cliqz International GmbH (formerly owned by Evidon, Inc., which was previously called Ghostery, Inc. and the Better Advertising Project). The code was originally developed by David…

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Developers
David Cancel Christopher Tino José María Signanini Serge Zarembsky Patrick Lawler Caleb Richelson
License
MPL 2.0
Operating system
Browser extension · Android · iOS
Release
2009; 17 years ago (2009)
Repository
github.com/ghostery/ghostery-extension
Stable release
Browser extension: 10.5.57 / 18 August 2026 · Android: 2.4 / March 21, 2019; 7 years ago (2019-03-21) · iOS: 2.1.0 / October 30, 2018; 7 years ago (2018-10-30)

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Ghostery

Nodes38
Edges37
Triples60
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.052632
Components1

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Ghostery

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related to history · 15
Ghostery → Cliqz, Cliqz GmbH, David Cancel, Edward Snowden, EULA, Evidon, Evidon Inc, February, German, Hubert Burda Media, In, Inc, January, On February, Originally
related to Criticism · 8
Ghostery → Do Not Track, Evidon, Evidon's, GhostRank, Jonathan Mayer, Not, Stanford, Under
related to Blocking · 7
Ghostery → Blocking, Continuously, Creating, HTTP, Internet, These, Whitelists
Operating system · 3
Ghostery → Android, Browser extension, iOS
Stable release · 3
Ghostery → Android: 2.4 / March 21, 2019; 7 years ago (2019-03-21), Browser extension: 10.5.57 / 18 August 2026, iOS: 2.1.0 / October 30, 2018; 7 years ago (2018-10-30)
related to Anti-Tracking · 3
Ghostery → Added, AI, Cliqz
related to Reporting · 2
Ghostery → Ghostery Icon, When
Developers · 1
Ghostery → David Cancel Christopher Tino José María Signanini Serge Zarembsky Patrick Lawler Caleb Richelson
License · 1
Ghostery → MPL 2.0
Release · 1
Ghostery → 2009; 17 years ago (2009)

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privacy browser data cliqz evidon company tracking blocking user gmbh inc called advertising trackers cookies also extension david cancel ios

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GhosteryDevelopersDavid Cancel Christopher Tino José María Signanini Serge Zarembsky Patrick Lawler Caleb Richelson1.00infobox
GhosteryLicenseMPL 2.01.00infobox
GhosteryOperating systemBrowser extension1.00infobox
GhosteryOperating systemAndroid1.00infobox
GhosteryOperating systemiOS1.00infobox
GhosteryRelease2009; 17 years ago (2009)1.00infobox
GhosteryRepositorygithub.com/ghostery/ghostery-extension1.00infobox
GhosteryStable releaseBrowser extension: 10.5.57 / 18 August 20261.00infobox
GhosteryStable releaseAndroid: 2.4 / March 21, 2019; 7 years ago (2019-03-21)1.00infobox
GhosteryStable releaseiOS: 2.1.0 / October 30, 2018; 7 years ago (2018-10-30)1.00infobox
GhosteryWebsitewww.ghostery.com1.00infobox
Ghosteryis afree and open-source privacy and security-related browser extension and mobile browser application0.90text

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