I found a Firefox Add-on for Windows, Mac or Linux

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I found a Firefox Add-on for Windows, Mac or Linux.
I love this little add-on, it is fun to see the hidden scripts that websites use to put tracking cookies on your computer, even more fun to block them, sorry but it is firefox only.

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I tried this add-on for FIREFOX and so far love it..
Honest John
Ghostery
Source: www.ghostery.com
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Web bugs are hidden scripts that track your behavior and are used by the sites you visit to understand their own audience.

posted by HonestJohn

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HJ when I try to download it- it tells me "if I want to save the file OR find a program to download it??"
What does that mean??? You know me. I get scared about anything that wants to take me someplace else! heh-heh TIA Zochitl

posted by Zochitl
over 2 years ago

you have to be using firefox, firefox will block the pop-up, you have to allow the pop-up.
here I took a screen shot.

posted by HonestJohn
over 2 years ago

BTW, now that I'm blocking tracking cookies, my pc is flying like when it was new.. woo hoo..

posted by HonestJohn
over 2 years ago

Installed one minute ago. Now waiting for it to do its thing. Weird, never saw this on FF recommended add-on list. Where did you dig it up?

posted by OldGuy46
over 2 years ago

It works for me......

posted by Deskjeting
over 2 years ago

Honest John, is there something like that for windows vista?
My AVG is moving 100's of tracking cookies to the vault every
day.

posted by Jody29
over 2 years ago

@Jody29, it works on windows vista that is what i have it installed on, it fun on firefox, so you have to be using that browser.
@OldGuy
it popped up on a forum I visit, mostly ex- webtv ers.

I can't believe we haven't run across it before now.

posted by HonestJohn
over 2 years ago

@oldguy
whoops, I went back to that forum, and it wasn't posted there, I remember now I found it, on my pc that is running Ubuntu Linux, I was searching for an add blocker and found it, using the Firefox add on site.

posted by HonestJohn
over 2 years ago

addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/ type:1/cat:12
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posted by HonestJohn
over 2 years ago

i use better privacy to rid my self of flash cookies and i use the clear private data tool to rid of the rest. while we on the subject of cookies and tracking, check this out.

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