They are watching us

TomRL · 05-10-2012, 04:36 PM

After watching a TED talk on how many entities track us as we voyage through the internet, I downloaded an add on for my Firefox browser called Collusion. After a short trip to several sites I commonly visit, I racked up over three dozen sites that were tracking me. If you'd like to see the talk it's available at http://www.ted.com/talks/gary_kovacs..._trackers.html

TexasWheelz · 05-11-2012, 04:01 PM

I have Chrome as a browser and have several extensions that block all all the tracking and pop up and such. there are some pages that it will literally block 10-15 things and other such as this website that it's just blocking one (Google Analytics)

rollingtrouble · 05-11-2012, 04:14 PM

awww, they can track me if they want, I'm lost anyway so they will be too!

t8burst · 05-11-2012, 04:17 PM

Yep. Bottom line is if you don't want people knowing what you do, don't do it on the web and if you do, do it from starbucks using chrome incognito mode.

http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2009/...-your-browser/

05-10-2012, 04:36 PM	#1
TomRL Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 763	They are watching us After watching a TED talk on how many entities track us as we voyage through the internet, I downloaded an add on for my Firefox browser called Collusion. After a short trip to several sites I commonly visit, I racked up over three dozen sites that were tracking me. If you'd like to see the talk it's available at http://www.ted.com/talks/gary_kovacs..._trackers.html __________________ Tom "Blessed are the pessimists, for they hath made backups." Exasperated 20:12

05-11-2012, 04:01 PM	#2
TexasWheelz Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 656	I have Chrome as a browser and have several extensions that block all all the tracking and pop up and such. there are some pages that it will literally block 10-15 things and other such as this website that it's just blocking one (Google Analytics) __________________ Most everything I say is

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t8burst Moderator Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 6,595	Yep. Bottom line is if you don't want people knowing what you do, don't do it on the web and if you do, do it from starbucks using chrome incognito mode. http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2009/...-your-browser/