WebShield – A new wide-spectrum content blocker for Safari

Re:WebShield – A new wide-spectrum content blocker for Safari by layer8 on Friday February 28, 2025 @11:06AM (#43207180)

What are you missing specifically? I’ve been pretty happy with Ghostery and AdGuard Pro.

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Re:WebShield – A new wide-spectrum content blocker for Safari by nick_ on Friday February 28, 2025 @12:07PM (#43207885)

I've been using AdGuard Pro happily on all my devices for about ten years now. I'm wondering what adding Ghostery to the mix does on Safari?

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Re:WebShield – A new wide-spectrum content blocker for Safari by layer8 on Friday February 28, 2025 @12:21PM (#43208057)

Ghostery doesn’t just hide consent banners and blocks tracking cookies, it also automatically opts-out from tracking consent.

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Re:WebShield – A new wide-spectrum content blocker for Safari by soraminazuki on Friday February 28, 2025 @03:34PM (#43210201)

Ghostery is the thing you want to block in the first place.

I see tracking consent opt-outs as pointless and misleading at best because the adtech industry doesn't operate in good faith. Just block them.

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Re:WebShield – A new wide-spectrum content blocker for Safari by dylan604 on Friday February 28, 2025 @03:28PM (#43210075)

What trackers actually obey said consent?

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Re:WebShield – A new wide-spectrum content blocker for Safari by layer8 on Friday February 28, 2025 @07:38PM (#43214070)

In the EU, they are legally obliged to do so.

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Re:WebShield – A new wide-spectrum content blocker for Safari by starfezzy on Friday February 28, 2025 @07:38PM (#43214072)

Well, for starters ublock origin is the gold standard, and it's free, and it's open source, and it's been refined over many years, and etc. etc. etc.

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