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Ghostery browser and android?

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I was looking at browsers in the Play store and saw the Ghostery browser. It’s now apparently based on Firefox, and I assume the Ghostery (plugin/extension) functionality is built in. Does it protect privacy better than other browsers and is it worth trying out? I currently use Firefox on android but I detest it’s UI decisions. I’ve no idea if Ghostery has a different UI or not.

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Pol@infosec.pub
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Never use Ghostery extension, use Privacy Badger instead!

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sir_whocampsalot@lemmy.world
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Don’t even need Privacy Badger nowadays, uBlock origin does it all.

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Gnorv@feddit.de
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Out of the box, or do you need to configure uBlock?

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DontblameMe@fosstodon.org
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@Gnorv @sir_whocampsalot Yeah. There are some neat things you should enable.

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twistedtxb@lemmy.ca
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I like the “never consent” feature of Ghostery (automatically declines all cookies when asked )

Does Privacy Badger have a similar feature?

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Fisch@lemmy.ml
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Ublock Origin has filter lists to just block cookie banners. They’re not allowed to use tracking cookies if you don’t click accept.

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walrusintraining@lemmy.world
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How come?

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