Friday, December 5, 2014

Ghostery Privacy Browser blocks Android user data from trackers

Whether you like it or not, companies have their eyes on you. They track whatever you do online: what you click, read, buy, or share. Don't be surprised when you see related ads on banners and pop-ups whenever you visit a website because it only means you've been tracked. Most of the time, it gets freaky because you're clueless how these brands know what you've been looking for. It's simple--there are trackers in the world wide web waiting to collect and share your data.

The Ghostery Privacy Browser was designed to keep your data safe from the trackers. When enabled on your phone, it can detect scripts from the likes of Google, Facebook, ad networks, web publishers, and behavioral data publishers. These companies are the ones interested in your Internet activity. You can choose to block them from tracking your browsing activity so no data can be collected.

Ghostery Privacy Browser for Android devices works like any regular web browser but this one saves you from unwanted trackers. It offers quick load times, as well as, exceptional privacy. The opt-in Ghostrank feature allows you, the user, to share information about the trackers encountered while browsing with the developer . Information gathered are anonymized so users can't be tracked and advertisers won't be able to use them for their own good. That is, if you turn the Ghostrank feature on because it's off by default.

The Ghostery Privacy Browser requires a few permissions from your device at first though. The browser just needs the following: identify your precise location; full network access; modify, delete, and read the contents of your USB storage; and read and write your Web bookmarks and history. GPS and network-based location information are needed to allow websites to use your location. Full network access is required to allow the app access the Internet while app permission must allow the user to modify, delete, and read contents of USB storage. Web bookmarks and history are also needed to import bookmarks from other browsers.