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Anti-Tracking Browser Cliqz Acquires Ghostery [German]

by rsto on 2/15/17, 9:59 AM with 1 comments

  • by rsto on 2/15/17, 10:06 AM

    OP here: According to German newspaper Zeit, privacy-enhanced browser Cliqz [1] just acquired Ghostery for an undisclosed amount. With the deal, Cliqz wants to enhance its browser's anti-tracking capabilities. It also aims to enlarge its footprint of ~150.000 users and tap into Ghostery's 50m user count. The Ghostery team spinned of its business segment into Evidon, which is not part of the deal.

    Disclaimer: I'm not affiliated to Ghostery or Cliqz (didn't know about the latter until just now).

    [1] https://cliqz.com/us/

    EDIT: Added link to Cliqz-US URL