Privacy-protecting Ghostery extension sold, Ghostery Inc becomes Evidon after acquisition

There's big news in the world of Ghostery Inc, the company best-known for the browser extension that boosts privacy. The firm's consumer operations have been sold to Cliqz, a German company part-owned by Mozilla, where the Ghostery extension will live on. Ghostery Inc is rebrandind to its former identity of Evidon, which will have a B2B focus. Evidon Inc will provide "monitoring and consent solutions for over 500 leading brands across the world." The deal with Cliqz is an all-cash affair, but details have not been released. Owned by Mozilla and Hubert Burda Media, Cliqz will now be responsible not… [Continue Reading]