When comparing Ghostery Browser vs Min, the Slant community recommends Min for most people. In the question“What are the best desktop web browsers?” Min is ranked 14th while Ghostery Browser is ranked 34th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Built-in ad blocker
The Ghostery ad blocker blocks all ads so that you don't get annoyed.
Pro No tracking
Pro No telemetry on mobile
There is no telemetry on mobile, except if you go to their support page and start a tutorial.
Pro Lightweight
Pro Minimal design
Pro Built-in tracker protection
Prevents automatic loading of cookies as well.
Pro Built in AdBlock
Pro Open source
Built with Electron using JS & CSS.
Cons
Con No add-ons support
There is no add-ons support, except on desktop platforms.
Con Outdated search engines
It uses the Clickz search engine as a search engine which was already discontinued in 2020.
Con Just like Ghostery this is software by an ad agency
Con Ghostery ad blocker doesn't block all, but "selective" and sends on personal data.
Since July 2018, with version 8.2, Ghostery shows advertisements of its own to users.[23] Burda claims that the advertisements do not send personal data back to their servers and that they do not create a personal profile.[24] (Wikipedia)
Con Way too similar to Mozilla Firefox
Con Lacks basic navigation buttons
No backward or forward buttons makes it a bit cumbersome to navigate.
Con No MIMEtypes defined or added
Won't open or even download Microsoft Office documents.
Con No startpage
It is not possible to add a startpage.