* A new "What's New" recap in the panel summarizes your browsing activity over the last three months, with a notification guiding you to it.

* Replaced the panel's "Clear Cookies" action with a new "Clear Browsing Data" option, letting you choose the scope (this site or all sites), a time range, and which types of data to remove. * Fixed a startup timing issue on Safari and Firefox that could cause errors before telemetry setup finished.

* Fixed website breakage — including broken logins on some sites — caused by how Ghostery injected content scripts into the page environment.

* Fixed Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal not being properly disabled on a per-site basis when configured through broken-page reports.

* Restored full stack traces and valid metadata in crash reports, so critical failures can be diagnosed and fixed faster. * Fixed the Distraction Eraser slider overflowing its bar.

* **Global Privacy Control**: Your GPC opt-out is now exposed to websites through the JavaScript API. * **More reliable blocking**: Scriptlets now inject earlier and more consistently — before a page's own scripts run and inside cross-origin frames — closing gaps where trackers and ads could slip through.

* Refreshed the panel with a new "Share Ghostery Zap" prompt and cleaner spacing and alignment. * Strengthened tracker protection on search engine results pages with a dedicated ruleset. * Improved background reliability for telemetry and error reporting.

* **Remote filter lists**: You can now subscribe to filter list URLs that Ghostery fetches, caches, and automatically refreshes, alongside your own custom rules. * **More reliable blocking**: Fixed scriptlet execution worlds on Chrome and Firefox, and subframe scriptlet injection on Firefox.

minor improvements and bug fixes

* Fixed an issue where custom filters could behave incorrectly on Safari. * Tracker reporting now accurately reflects the extension's pause state, improving the quality of tracker activity data on paused sites.

* Updated core runtime and tooling dependencies to keep browser compatibility and extension stability current across builds and error monitoring.

* Startup is now faster and more reliable on Chrome, especially on fresh launches, by avoiding long policy-service delays for users without managed policies * Uninstall tracking has been fixed for fresh installs, improving telemetry completeness and helping maintain product quality

* Added a new "Distractions" feature with toggles to hide YouTube Shorts, Instagram/Facebook Reels, social share widgets, browser download prompts, and Google Sign-In popups

* Added a new "Distractions" feature with toggles to hide YouTube Shorts, Instagram/Facebook Reels, social share widgets, browser download prompts, and Google Sign-In popups * New option in My Ghostery settings to disable the right-click context menu for users who prefer a cleaner browser menu

* Added a browser context menu for quick pause and resume of protection * Improved ad-blocking performance with faster filter engine merging

Performance and stability improvements, including an updated ad-blocking engine and enhanced cookie consent handling

* Improved notification handling — Fixed edge cases where notifications could not be dismissed properly * Better filter compatibility — Aligned filter preprocessor environments for improved compatibility * More stable settings — Improved options page initialization for a more reliable experience on startup

* Ghostery now sends the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal to websites * Resolved issues with DNR ruleset processing and CSS injection for more reliable ad-blocking * Updated autoconsent and tracker detection databases for broader coverage

* Refreshed the Settings UI with updated components and a cleaner view structure * Improved ad blocking accuracy with better handling of filtering rules and pseudo directives

* Improved compatibility by updating how background scripts are configured * Added a DNR compatibility fix to better handle browsers that do not support specific rule update APIs * General dependency and maintenance updates for better stability

* Improved how paused protection works, making the extension smoother and more efficient * Increased overall reliability so protection features run more consistently in the background

* Added DNR preprocessors and updated DNR tooling to improve filtering behavior and rule handling * Improved custom filters by reloading redirect protection when DNR rules are updated * Fixed adblocker behavior for paused websites and delivered stability improvements across build, panel, and test infrastructure

* Optimized the process for updating DNR rules to occur only when necessary * Refined the browsing assistant behavior to ensure only new domains are added during interactions * Updated build configurations and dependencies to improve overall stability and maintenance

* Fixed issue with saving custom filters and exceptions * Improved settings organization by separating manually and automatically adjusted websites * Refined the tracker report view in the panel

* Improved error reporting for DNR issues * Removed experimental filters and updated dependencies for better stability