Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker

Name: Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker
Rating: 4.3289 (4570 reviews)
Author: Ghostery

The best privacy tool and ad blocker extension for Firefox. Stop trackers, speed up websites and block ads everywhere including YouTube and Facebook.

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Ghostery is a powerful privacy and ad blocking extension for Firefox, boasting over 100 million downloads worldwide. It offers comprehensive features including ad-blocking on sites like YouTube and Facebook, anti-tracking that anonymizes your data, and an innovative Never-Consent feature that automatically removes cookie consent pop-ups.

Additionally, Ghostery informs users about trackers on websites and search results, powered by the extensive WhoTracks.Me database. As an open-source, community-supported tool, Ghostery is free to use, providing users with fast, clutter-free browsing while advocating for online privacy as a human right.

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By:

Ghostery

Daily users:

1,040,151+ 10.46K

Rating:

4.33

(4,570) 7 new ratings

Version:

10.4.32 Last updated: 2025-04-28

Version code:

5936085

Creation date:

2008-11-15

Risk:

Permissions:

alarms
cookies
storage
scripting
tabs
activeTab
webNavigation
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
unlimitedStorage

Size:

11.75M

Email:

su*****@ghostery.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

17 hours ago

Ranking

# 16

Other rankings

#2 in Web Development

#5 in Privacy & Security

#1 in ads keyword 81

#1 in cost keyword 9

#1 in include keyword 10

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User reviews

Users praise Ghostery for its effective ad and tracker blocking capabilities, enhancing privacy and security while browsing. It is noted for its reliability and smooth performance, including on major platforms like YouTube. Many regard it as a great alternative to other blockers like uBlock Origin. No commonly reported issues were mentioned across multiple reviews.

Pros

Effectively blocks trackers and ads on most websites
Works flawlessly and reliably as an ad blocker
Enhances privacy and personal web security
Easy to use and has been a helpful browsing companion
Performs well on popular sites like YouTube

Cons

Recent reviews

by Firefox user 16592954, 2025-05-16

by dsJjj, 2025-05-15

No sirve para nada, funciona la primera hora y luego ya deja de funcionar

by kingkay, 2025-05-14

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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