GHOSTERY'S CEO SAYS REGULATION WON'T SAVE US FROM AD TRACKERS

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Ghostery was launched in 2009 to help people understand and block all the ways that advertisers were tracking them. The world of online advertising has changed dramatically since then. 15 years later, Ghostery has been downloaded more than 100 million times and has 7 million monthly active users. This article contains an interview with the company's CEO, Jean-Paul Schmetz, where he discusses the company's strategy, the state of ad tracking, and why regulation isn't the most effective path to protecting online privacy.