Popular Privacy Plug-In Ghostery Made Open Source

The German software company Cliqz, owner of the popular privacy plug-in Ghostery , has decided to make the tool open source. Ghostery blocks ads and trackers and has millions of users. A year ago Ghostery was taken over by Cliqz .

In the interests of transparency and an open internet, Cliqz has made the choice to make Ghostery open source. By looking at the source code, users can see how Ghostery works and what kind of data it collects. In addition, other developers can now contribute to the privacy plug-in. "Only when people understand what data digital products collect can they make meaningful decisions about what information they want to share and with whom," says Jeremy Tillman , Ghostery's product director.

According to Cliqz, most Ghostery users share stats with which new trackers are found. The software company emphasizes that it is anonymous statistics that also assess the relevance and safety of websites. However, it is also possible to set Ghostery so that no data is shared. The source code of Ghostery can be found on GitHub .