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Description
Your online behaviors, coupled with your device and browser configurations, create a distinctive digital identity that enables advertisers to recognize you amidst a sea of internet users, bombard you with personalized ads, or even implement price discrimination practices to show inflated costs for items you’ve been investigating, ranging from airfare to medical insurance plans. Furthermore, this information is now accessible to your spouse as well. The remnants of your past online activity, including search queries and visited sites, can resurface in your browser at the most inopportune moments, and awkward advertisements for items you've either recently purchased or searched for can linger for your entire household to notice. As you continue to browse, you're inadvertently revealing more about yourself. Institutions like your bank, healthcare provider, and even your preferred online retailers engage in data mining to amass extensive profiles based on your information. A single data breach could compromise all of this sensitive information. Ultimately, it remains uncertain who might access your digital persona or how they might exploit it for their own purposes, which adds an additional layer of risk to your online presence.
Description
Ka-Block! is a Safari content blocker designed to eliminate ads and tracking scripts that can hinder the performance of the websites you browse. Many online platforms utilize external scripts to monitor your online activities, which not only makes pages load at a snail's pace but also significantly drains your device's battery. By obstructing these scripts, users can experience a noticeable enhancement in page loading speed, reduced data consumption, and improved battery longevity. The reliance on third-party scripts leads to a surge in requests, further exacerbating battery drainage. Additionally, advertisements are poorly optimized for mobile devices, consuming excessive bandwidth and resulting in sluggish page loads. When using the extension, it establishes a network connection to refresh its block list and retains this information in memory. While this process is efficient, some ad blockers may take advantage of this opportunity to collect personal data about users, such as the websites they visit, links they engage with, browser type, and operating system details, ultimately constructing a profile for each individual. Thus, while Ka-Block! enhances your browsing experience, it's essential to remain aware of how data privacy is managed by such tools.
API Access
Has API
API Access
Has API
Integrations
Safari
Pricing Details
$53.99 per device per year
Free Trial
Free Version
Pricing Details
Free
Free Trial
Free Version
Deployment
Web-Based
On-Premises
iPhone App
iPad App
Android App
Windows
Mac
Linux
Chromebook
Deployment
Web-Based
On-Premises
iPhone App
iPad App
Android App
Windows
Mac
Linux
Chromebook
Customer Support
Business Hours
Live Rep (24/7)
Online Support
Customer Support
Business Hours
Live Rep (24/7)
Online Support
Types of Training
Training Docs
Webinars
Live Training (Online)
In Person
Types of Training
Training Docs
Webinars
Live Training (Online)
In Person
Vendor Details
Company Name
Avast
Founded
1988
Country
Czechia
Website
www.avast.com/en-us/antitrack
Vendor Details
Company Name
Ka-Block!
Website
kablock.com