Moderators Andavari Posted August 25, 2014 Moderators Share Posted August 25, 2014 I saw DIsconnect - Private Browsing being used last night on 60 Minutes and how people need to use something like this when online, I already knew the need for it but many people don't. I decided to try it out and have only used it very briefly. Basically it does what Ghostery and similar do by blocking trackers, etc. It has a cool animation of the trackers, etc., on a given page in Chrome-based browsers (but not in Firefox yet). The GUI of it in Firefox needs some work, such as the very small text in some areas, etc., and lack of the animation of trackers which is supposedly coming soon, using the Chrome-based version first must have spoiled me since it looks better. Here's a YouTube video of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKQ5NLY-0Y4 Homepage: https://disconnect.me/ Firefox Add-on Page: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/disconnect/ Chrome Web Store Page: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/disconnect/jeoacafpbcihiomhlakheieifhpjdfeo?hl=en --------------- Edit: Just noticed how it isn't connecting to ad/tracker sites already blocked by my HOSTS file, it shows them as crossed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 I've been using Disconnect for some time (dropped ghostery because of some bad press on their part), sometimes it breaks pages though. winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodles Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 I tried Disconnect a long time ago, but have moved to use only ABP filters + HOSTS file (also NoScript helps alot). I've tried Ghostery, too, but it's also redundant for me these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted August 25, 2014 Moderators Share Posted August 25, 2014 Gave it a whirl about 12 months ago and although it, in itself, was good, I couldn't figure out why I needed it when I had AdBlock+, Ghostery and the HOSTS file. Found NoScript also very good but just a little too zealous, which was fine as that is it's job after all. But it was too intrusive for me for continual usage - I keep coming back to it every now and then. Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted August 25, 2014 Author Moderators Share Posted August 25, 2014 For me it doesn't block anymore than the layered security I already had in place, so I've removed it in both Firefox and Dragon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
login123 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 For me it doesn't block anymore than the layered security I already had in place, so I've removed it in both Firefox and Dragon. I've been trying it for a couple of days now. I kind of like it. Never used any hosts file or adblockers before, would never have thought about it except for this topic. Thanks. The CCleaner SLIM version is always released a bit after any new version; when it is it will be HERE :-) Pssssst: ... It isn't really a cloud. Its a bunch of big, giant servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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