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Ghostery 2.0 Firefox add-on coming soon, now with web bug blocking

Ghostery 2.0
Ghostery is a Firefox add-on that alerts you when there are scripts running on a web page that track your personal information. We first covered Ghostery earlier this year. At the time, all it did was pop up a window letting you know what scripts are running on a given page. But the developer plans to release a major update that adds script-blocking capabilities.

Ghostery 2.0 won't exactly be an ad-blocking program. While it can be configured to prevent advertisements from displaying in your browser, the program's raison d'être is to protect your privacy, not to shield your precious eyes from advertising. Specifically, Ghostery identifies "web bugs," which are 3rd party services that track your data. This can include ad networks, behavioral targeters, and web analytics providers.

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So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do. Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game. The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...

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