While we're at it, might as well include the links of the other privacy suggested addons collected here:

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HTTPS Everywhere, Cookie AutoDelete, Don't touch my tabs, Link Cleaner, CanvasBlocker and MixedContentHunter. Edit: Links for uBlock Origin, Decentraleyes, privacy badger

If you are concerned about privacy, then ghostery still isn't ideal, as it still seems to collect data on the user and has an 'opt-in' ad service which will put adds in.

As others have recommended, for android other browsers are better. As for extensions, there are better ones as well (privacy badger + ublock origins will do what it does, but better).

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