Chrome-Stats extension
Protect My Choices
Helps preserve your opt-out choices for interest-based ads from companies participating in the DAA Self-Regulatory Program.
Total ratings for Protect My Choices
3.53
(Rating count:
291)
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Pros
- Ghostery is effective in blocking ads and trackers
- Clear visibility of what is being blocked in Ghostery
- Option to edit settings per site in Ghostery
Cons
- Protect My Choices does not appear to block or protect as intended
- Users report that Protect My Choices does not prevent targeted ads
- Difficulty in uninstalling or understanding the function of Protect My Choices
Most mentioned
- Ghostery blocks ads and trackers effectively
- Protect My Choices doesn't work as advertised
- Concerns about the data collection and usage by Protect My Choices
- Confusion about the settings and site access permissions in Protect My Choices
- Lack of effectiveness in maintaining opt-out choices for targeted advertising
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Recent reviews for Protect My Choices
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All time rating average:
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| Date | Author | Rating | Lang | Comment |
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| 2023-12-12 |  |
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en | I loaded Ghostery and I can't see that it does anything either. |
| 2022-09-20 |  |
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Doesn't actually do any thing...and I went through the headache of doing all the extra items required before hand on this one, as well as two others -IBA opt out (google) and Goggle Analytics opt out. to ensure that once the exention was loaded it sites would respect things. But nope. Neither one of these do anything. However I found one that DOES work - Ghostery - It Blocks Ads, trackers, you name it perfectly. Even hyperlinks from pages I normally use are sent to a Ghostery page telling you that this is a redirect and may not be safe etc....Didnt expect that. Best thing is when you can click on the extension settings of Ghostery you can SEE the details of what is being blocked--right down to the name, url etc.... Of course you can also edit settings per site as needed. It was free, but at this point I will buy the full pro version. Since it's the first extension that actually protects tracking, ads, and all that garbage that is all over webpages. Amusing part? The stuff that this "Protect my choices" was supposed to block or protect? Was in the Ghostery items. LOL Even after I had specifically stated to be opted out of all that stuff. | |
| 2022-09-20 |  |
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en | Doesn't actually do any thing...and I went through the headache of doing all the extra items required before hand on this one, as well as two others -IBA opt out (google) and Goggle Analytics opt out. to ensure that once the exention was loaded it sites would respect things. But nope. Neither one of these do anything. However I found one that DOES work - Ghostery - It Blocks Ads, trackers, you name it perfectly. Even hyperlinks from pages I normally use are sent to a Ghostery page telling you that this is a redirect and may not be safe etc....Didnt expect that. Best thing is when you can click on the extension settings of Ghostery you can SEE the details of what is being blocked--right down to the name, url etc.... Of course you can also edit settings per site as needed. It was free, but at this point I will buy the full pro version. Since it's the first extension that actually protects tracking, ads, and all that garbage that is all over webpages. Amusing part? The stuff that this "Protect my choices" was supposed to block or protect? Was in the Ghostery items. LOL Even after I had specifically stated to be opted out of all that stuff. |
| 2022-06-07 |  |
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excelente. aunque google le ponga muchas trampas, pero muy buena extension. | |
| 2022-05-31 |  |
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It`s very good! thanks! | |
| 2022-04-29 | |
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Doesn't work. | |
| 2022-04-29 |  |
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en | Doesn't work. |
| 2022-04-16 |  |
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I find it really doesn't work as advertised | |
| 2022-01-31 |  |
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Perhaps I don't understand what this extension is actually supposed to do, but I use on average 8-12 browsers from Google across 5 devices (all synced) and still get interest-based ads even though I have it checked to opt-out in my settings in my profile, and every single time I update anything, unsync/resync to my account, essentially make any change to any one of my browsers, besides finding that my account "mysteriously" has opt-out disabled once again, Google Ad Settings (YourAdChoices/IBA) seems to think that all 126 or 128 companies listed seems to think that I wish to "Customize Ads for My Browser". As an experiment, I've gone in to the Ad settings on every single browser on a very regular basis, and most of the time, I'm "magically" unchosen to opt-out once again. Personally uBlock Origin id the only solution I've discovered that has an actual effect on my browsing experience with Chrome. | |
| 2021-12-15 |  |
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How do I uninstall it? |
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