I found it here: < Ghostery Safari Extension for Mac | MacUpdate <http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/39627/ghostery-safari-extension> >
> On Nov 16, 2014, at 2:51 PM, tom holloman <[email protected]> wrote: > > When i search for Ghostery extension in Safari, I get no results. Any > suggestions? > > On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 9:23 AM, Lee Larson <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > On Nov 16, 2014, at 1:21 PM, R. D. Preston <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Thanks, I’ll try that the next time it happens. >> >> But why the appearance of cookies from places I have not visited? > > Your browser visits lots of places you don’t. Most of those ads you see > littering the pages you’re looking at are served via links to third-party ad > agencies, not the site you think you’re visiting. They pay the main site to > serve up their ads, and they can also install cookies while they’re at it. If > you want a real eye-opener, install the Ghostery extension in Safari. It will > show you many of the third-party addresses that install tracking thingies as > you go about your business. Some pages have dozens of third-party page embeds. > > This kind of thing is the price we pay for free Internet content. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > <http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup> > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
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