Privacy toolkits
Privacytoolkits
With privacy scandals and data leaks becominga near daily occurrence, there is an increasing array of tools available for end users to take more control ofwho gets access to the browsing data.
Disconnect Disconnect relies ona blacklist of tracking companies to automatically detectwhena browser tries to makea connection to anything other than the site being visited, blocking requests from alien sites and tracking companies.
Ghostery Astalwart of the privacy brigade, Ghostery blocks adverts, but also blocks trackers on websites to controlwhocan collect data. Anenhanced Anti-Tracking
feature also anonymises data to further protect privacy.
Apple’s Safari ITP2 Intelligent Tracking Prevention is an on-by-default tracking blocker in Safari that attempts to beat snoopers. Websites can send requests to be allowed to drop a cookie, allowing them to track users with permission.
PrivacyBadger The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Privacy Badger is a browser plugin created using underlying technology from Disconnect and hasmany of the same benefits. Its unique selling point in that it requires nocustom configuration to block non-consensual trackers.
With privacy scandals and data leaks becominga near daily occurrence, there is an increasing array of tools available for end users to take more control ofwho gets access to the browsing data.
Disconnect Disconnect relies ona blacklist of tracking companies to automatically detectwhena browser tries to makea connection to anything other than the site being visited, blocking requests from alien sites and tracking companies.
Ghostery Astalwart of the privacy brigade, Ghostery blocks adverts, but also blocks trackers on websites to controlwhocan collect data. Anenhanced Anti-Tracking
feature also anonymises data to further protect privacy.
Apple’s Safari ITP2 Intelligent Tracking Prevention is an on-by-default tracking blocker in Safari that attempts to beat snoopers. Websites can send requests to be allowed to drop a cookie, allowing them to track users with permission.
PrivacyBadger The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Privacy Badger is a browser plugin created using underlying technology from Disconnect and hasmany of the same benefits. Its unique selling point in that it requires nocustom configuration to block non-consensual trackers.