 AVDRespice, Adspice, ProspicePremium
join:2003-02-06
Onion, NJ | reply to Romney2012
Re: Revised Do Not Track Plus avail for 4 browsers how hard is DNT+ at making exceptions? It is a little tricky for me in the last versions of ghostery. |
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 Romney2012Defeat Obama 2012-Chg we can believe inPremium
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kudos:4 | said by AVD:how hard is DNT+ at making exceptions? It is a little tricky for me in the last versions of ghostery.
It appears very straight forward, but I haven't needed to create either whitelist or blacklist options or to disable the preset list of sites. |
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AVDRespice, Adspice, ProspicePremium
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Onion, NJ | this is what my google.com/ig webpage lookslike with ghostery activated. It also blocks out facebook connect, which makes some pages difficult to access vis SSO
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KoRnGtl.15:
ok, will half-ars help you out here an let you make the final decision yourself......you will learn that way.
1: "no scripts" = blocks potential bad scripts...no CPU useage
2. Hosts File = prevents info from going to websites etc by sending it to 127.0.0.1 (your own computer) no CPU useage
3: SpywareBlaster = prevents install of "some" malware,,,also places "some" websites into the Restricted Zone = no CPU useage
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AdBlock Plus and Do Not Track Plus
now ask yourself what do these programs do......do they duplicate each other's actions.......do they conflict with each other.........are they both using CPU........
Common Sense........you decide if you require both......you decide if by using both you will enhance your computer.
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No, I do not use AdBlock Plus and Do Not Track Plus.....therefore can not rightously advise you on their value or no value..........however, do remember this.....just because others use a particular program does not mean that program is one the you absolutely require. |
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AVDRespice, Adspice, ProspicePremium
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Onion, NJ | no difference between a host file and what adblock does, in terms of cpu usage... |
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What is the advantage of DoNotTrackPlus over Ghostery and NoScript?
I do not see why I would want to use DoNotTrackPlus if I am already using Ghostery and NoScript. |
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Romney2012Defeat Obama 2012-Chg we can believe inPremium
join:2002-03-03
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kudos:4 | said by Anon25 :What is the advantage of DoNotTrackPlus over Ghostery and NoScript?
I do not see why I would want to use DoNotTrackPlus if I am already using Ghostery and NoScript.
I don't use Ghostery or NoScript so I have no idea. So use what you want. |
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 therube
join:2004-11-11
Randallstown, MD
2 edits | reply to KoRnGtL15
(Shot is from, AMO.)
What is "no scripts"? |
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 EUSKill cancerPremium
join:2002-09-10
canada | reply to Romney2012
Whether or not Do Not Track works, thanks for bringing this to my attention, I didn't know about add-ons like this.
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 aefstoggaflmOpen Source FanPremium
join:2002-03-04
Bethlehem, PA
kudos:2 | reply to Romney2012
I see that they offer it for Windows, but about more cross platform (Unix/Linux, Mac) ?
Thanks.
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Mele20Premium
join:2001-06-05
Hilo, HI
kudos:4 | reply to therube
That's an interesting, useful chart. Thanks.
From that chart I can see that Ghostery (that I use) is probably the best choice for me. I do not want to use Social website buttons at all and I do not want to have cookies to opt me out of targeted advertising. To me, any program that does that does not have the vaguest idea what privacy is about so their entire program is highly questionable. On the other hand, perhaps, Do Not Track Plus uses some sort of GENERIC cookie that all its users use to opt out? That would be acceptable...a fake cookie like what Proxo can do.
I would like a program that has a better support forum. GetSatisfaction that Ghostery uses is just awful to work with.
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Romney2012Defeat Obama 2012-Chg we can believe inPremium
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kudos:4 | reply to Romney2012
Nice writeup on the various browsers and how they handle do not track and 3rd party cookies:
»download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-57···1_3-0-20 |
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Mele20Premium
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Hilo, HI
kudos:4 | That's a superficial treatment of the browsers and cookies. He only shows Firefox's cookie options and show none of the others. He doesn't even discuss Fx cookie options! No sane user would leave Fx with "accept all third party cookies" box checked yet that is the default. Mozilla sold all users out a few years ago when they changed the default setting which until then had been NO THIRD party cookies accepted.
There is no discussion in that article about other browsers and cookies and no mention of the fact that Safari for Windows, at least, has ZERO cookie control available to users. That it is why I got rid of it. It is a horrible browser because it forces acceptance of all first party cookies and the other browsers don't do that. Safari does block third party cookies by default which is commendable but there is NO way to control first party cookies with Safari.
Chrome/Iron are bad too regarding cookies. Opera offers the most control and Fx and SM are ok once you get the past fact that Mozilla sold you out to accept third party cookies by default. You can change that setting but most folks won't and that means Mozilla is taking advantage of their ignorance. Otherwise, Mozilla browsers allow for excellent cookie control but they have to be properly configured and that article did not say one word about how to configure them.
GRC.com has excellent cookie discussion and testing of every browser. That CNet author has probably never heard of it.
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