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1398026 2015-04-05 00:00:00 Anyone using this programme?. It appears it will take some time to sort out the trackers that are not wanted. On one site I had 54 trackers.

It appears that each tracker has to be stopped individually, and the page reloaded to see what effect it has, or am I missing something?.
Pato (2463)
1398027 2015-04-05 02:10:00 I tried it on my phone with Firefox but wasn't good on a mobile phone gary67 (56)
1398028 2015-04-05 02:26:00 Hi - I have been using Ghostery for some time now - can't remember how long, but well over a year anyway.

I find it good - no ads on here at all, but if I pause blocking and reload, yuck! - I see embedded ads on top of the page, on the bottom of the page - embedded within the forum posts etc etc

No, you don't have to do individual trackers and cookies....

1. Click the Ghostery icon and then click the gear (cog?) top right- then the 'options' tab on the left of the pane that opens.

2. That will open a new window with the 'General' tab selected - Down the third part of the page there is 'Blocking Options'

3. In the "Trackers" panel, you will see buttons to 'Select All' 'Select none' etc..... press the 'Select All'

4. Click the 'Cookies' Tab, and click the 'Select All' in there as well

Go to the bottom of the page and click the 'Save'

(I would have the 'Enable tracker library auto-updating' selected so it keeps up with the latest trackers to block)

The other config options are in the 'advanced' tab - where the info balloon pops up and how long it stays etc.

Then, if you are at a site that you think is not loading correctly/something not working etc, it's very easy to disable temporarily and reload the page to see - if it's a site you use often, you can then white-list it - but I haven't have many at all like that

Cheers :)
bevy121 (117)
1398029 2015-04-05 02:33:00 Thanks bevy, that is really helpful information, much appreciated. Pato (2463)
1398030 2015-04-05 02:34:00 I tried it on my phone with Firefox but wasn't good on a mobile phoneI wasn't going to put it on my cellphone but that is handy to know. Pato (2463)
1398031 2015-04-05 02:48:00 bevy121, I don't appear to have a Ghostery Icon, still trying to find it LOL. I think a google search may help. Pato (2463)
1398032 2015-04-05 04:59:00 bevy121, I don't appear to have a Ghostery Icon, still trying to find it LOL. I think a google search may help.I have it all sorted, will see how it goes. Cheers. Pato (2463)
1398033 2015-04-05 05:47:00 I have it all sorted, will see how it goes. Cheers.Blimmin Paddy Factor! ;) Greg (193)
1398034 2015-04-05 08:29:00 Blimmin Paddy Factor! ;)Yeah. I hit it with my shamrock.!! Pato (2463)
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