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There's lots people can do, if you get uBlock Origin and Ghostery or you've severely limited their ability to track you between sites. it's a different story if you're clicking through to a site from a link on facebook or google (or reddit for that matter), but even still there are ways to mitigate that kind of tracking.

~~Edit: Don't use Ghostery~~

Edit 2: Apparently Ghostery went open source earlier this month, my bad.

If you want an extension that just disables tracking I'd recommend also using Ghostery.

Alternatively there is an awesome extension that the Electronic Frontier Foundation is working on called Privacy Badger that attempts to combine the features of Ghostery, AdBlock Plus tracking blocking, and into one extension. These are the same guys that make the HTTPS Everywhere extension and are suing the NSA over surveillance programs.

edit: Holy wow! Thanks for the gold /u/healthstudent

Webkit is open source, would offer much of an improvement over ’s filter lists, which Firefox uses for its default tracking protection.

Presumably they're using the same mechanism as today, but just enabling it by default. That means it's based on the blacklist:

For bit more privacy from being tracked by advertisers:

Privacy Badger

Before ABP I used to run a modified hosts file [NoAdHosts] that blocked a ton of ads. Well, it didn't really block ads, it prevented access to the entire domain. NoAdHosts is gone I think but here is essentially the same thing

I am very anti advertising, not only on the internet but everywhere, I loathe all forms of marketing and advertising. Even without ABP I wouldn't see any ads. I use , NoScript, PeerBlock, HTTPs Everywhere and have DDWRT on my router that lets me block entire domains like facebook, instagram, google, apple, and all other social media. When it comes to blocking ads people like me will always, uh, find a way.

Edit see /u/beaverlakenc for an updated [better] hosts.

Here's a link to 's blog post on the matter. I don't get why this link wasn't posted instead, but whatever.

And to those interested, here's a link.

>Even with the latest version of FF with the new content blocking feature?

Content blocking in Firefox uses basic filters

Default blocking is only blocking cookies using a list provided by disconnect (not blocking requests)

Content Blocking in Firefox is barely configurable (you can disable on specific websites, not unblock certain requests if something breaks, no custom filter lists...)

Privacy Badger uses a heuristic approach to blocking, and blocks aside from regular cookies also fingerprinting, tracking pixels, cookie sharing...

uBlock Origin uses a more traditional List based blocking like firefox, however is Much more configurable

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While firefox does an OK job of blocking content, solutions like Privacy Badger and uBlock origin are much more powerfull

Seems like tracking protection does a good job :-)
If you want a reason:
Mozilla says here (click me) that they use " basic protection list".
Here (click) are the list FF uses with their tracking protection.
Ad-Networks track. Ad-Networks get blocked through tracking list. Forbes doesn't want to accept that and kicks you out.
Suggestion: Kick forbes away...

99% of what you said is good advice but PLEASE don't use Ghostery; if you leave the box checked for "send anonymous usage statistics" then they sell your data on which ads you block to advertising companies. Even if you do uncheck that box I've still been soured by that revelation and now use , a much better extension that respects your freedoms.

Interesting little tidbit: the creator of that plugin (Brian Kennish) used to work at Google. When his initial project, a widget which only protected you from Facebook tracking, gained widespread popularity within a short amount of time, he decided to leave Google and create "", which blocks search engine tracking as well.

It is a tracker blocker, isn't it?

And it is using the same 's lists as Firefox Focus is, isn't it?

I could be totally wrong, but I don't see much of a difference.

I've been pretty happy with our built-in tracking protection. It's enabled by default in Private windows, and you can toggle privacy.trackingprotection.enabled in about:config to enable it in all windows. The blocklist is derived from 's list, with an emphasis on blocking as many trackers as possible without breaking popular websites. Might be a nice complement to your other add-ons.

It's an opt-in feature called GhostRank, and you can just turn it off. is another good tool that I've used, but switched back to Ghostery because Disconnect broke some web functionality. Maybe different now.

If you are really that tin-hat, use a VPN not based in the US, then use Tor and enjoy blazing speeds of 2kb/sec.

There are a number of add-ons for Firefox that are focused on privacy and security, including Ghostery, DoNotTrackMe, , etc. This is one way the larger community has tested and developed a number of innovative approaches to enhancing user control on the Web. However, most of these tools have focused on expert users or users who already have strongly held values on privacy. Our goal with Lightbeam is to bring this conversation to a much wider audience.

I think is better because it's "HTTPS Everywhere" and "Ghostery" combined. has a feature called Secure Wi-Fi that redirects the site you're on to a https version where available.

ABP has been compromised for years. As has uBlock (NOT origin). uBlock Origin is the best, especially when paired with HTTPS Everywhere, and NoScript/uMatrix.

Ghostery is decent from my memory; but it is not open source, and has opt-in features that sell data on which ads/trackers you block to the ad agencies.

I do believe the tools we use work quite well, actually. Or else companies wouldn't be reacting so viciously to them. Providing you use open source tools such as uBlock, , etc, people can audit the code and insure that the code is doing what the developer says it's doing as well. If it were found that these tools were making money off you, people would drop it instantly.

I personally would recommend Disconnect.

You can safely download the XPI for Firefox at , or if you're using Chrome, it can be found on the Chrome Web Store.

Here is a link to the Github for this project, so that you can take a look at everything available

Hopefully this helped you out.

EDIT: You can download the extension for Chrome from as well - just in case you don't want to use or don't have a Google account.

Maybe it has to do with the fact that Mozilla much more well known and Firefox is a browser used by millions and millions of people. The names Ghostery, DNT, or will not garner the same amount of attention or upvotes that Mozilla would

Un PC récent ne demande pratiquement aucune maintenance logicielle. La fragmentation est un problème du passé, la plupart des logiciels d'optimisation sont une arnaque, quand ils ne sabotent pas directement les performances. Ccleaner est inutile dans l'écrasante majorité des cas.

La meilleure chose à faire, c'est de ne pas installer n'importe quoi et de désinstaller ce dont on n'a pas besoin. De garder les MAJ automatiques activées (OS et logiciels).

La seule chose que je recommande, c'est une protection au niveau du navigateur, notamment vis à vis des pubs : , Ghostery, µBlock Origin, les alternatives sont nombreuses.

Oh, my god, it's worse than I thought. I don't want to be an ass, take this as positive criticism, please.

So I clicked on one of those check marks, thinking it would take me to another page with details. Apparently, the check mark icon is the new upvote arrow... That was completely unexpected. I thought it would take me to the same page as the titles.

Change that icon into an upvote. Whether you do this or not, at least make it change when I hover it. Just give it something like :hover { color: blue }, so I can see what I'm interacting with.

And, as I wrote in another comment, the login box doesn't close for me (ESC, Cancel, X - nothing works). I am on Chrome with AdBlock, , and Collusion.

In addition to (as mentioned, Ghostery has an ads background -- though it must be said that you can opt out of tracking features there), I also use HTTPS Everywhere from the EFF, and additionally have a Firefox plugin called Self-Destructing Cookies.

Self-Destructing Cookies deleted all my cookies when I installed it, and the premise of it is that I can choose which website will have cookies that are persistent for more than my session. So Reddit has persistent cookies and I stay logged in here, but going to Amazon, for example, I get their clean-slate homepage every time I visit (which I prefer).

I know that no system is perfect, and someone on the level of the NSA could track me totally easily, but those three plugins in conjunction with Adblock Plus and using a VPN should mean that my browsing habits are at least a touch more obscured than the average user.

Fortunately our customers have been wise enough to just boot to Windows instead of going to other news-articles? They really do need to just be there on the new tab page. Also google cloud platform lets you use a proper database for things like and what not.

I wouldn't recommend at all anymore. The feature is built in to Ublock Origin (the adblocker, which I'd also recommend if you haven't got it already). There's a "Disconnect" filter. Less plugins means you have a less unique fingerprint, so no need to install when you get it with UBO.

Privacy Badger is great, I don't know how it compares to DDG though.

If you're comfortable with it, I'd recommend uMatrix though. Will trump all of them. It takes a fair bit of configuring and maintenance, will often break sites and require you to un-break them.

is also a great alternative. Ghostery is owned by an advertising corporation and may/may not be sending data and preferences back to a central server somewhere.

Ultimately though, I think it's more of a matter of personal preference. I found a bit more in the background where I don't need to fuss with it too much.

has been out for a long time (two years, as it even says in the article), I wonder why it's just now being featured on the New York Times.

They have a really cool calculator: "FBME: How much is Facebook making off your data?" Apparently I'm not very valuable in comparison to the average user, but I'm still "worth" $138.47.

is an official Samsung B2B partner and an established company. No comparison with someone who pulled an app, came back (with no way to verify his identity), uploaded the app again closed source this time.

Alarm bells.

>Currently, Focus uses a slightly modified version of the  public anti-tracking list

you can do the same thing in Firefox by going to about:config and toggling privacy.trackingprotection.enabled on.

Good list. Download Tor everyone!!!

> Strongly consider using Tor for web searches, even if you don't want to use it for anything else.

This should be your first item. Tor is using to search DuckDuckGo, clever.

And Tor has improved so much that you won't recognize how fast it is today. If you used Tor in the past and was frustrated, give it a go.

When you use Tor, you make it safer for the entire network, browsing the internet with Tor is probably the single most efficient way to help journalists stay anonymous. Go to /r/tor.

There are no secure email system.

You may wanna add a quick warning for people to not use Tor for torrents.

Great seeing this thread here. Great job.

edit: /r/GnuPG, /r/privacy, /r/tails

yes, get off google. support firefox and tor. who cares if we get tagged as extremists or whatever, what matters is the truth, and truth is, we are just ordinary people looking for real answers.

Thank you Tor developers, Mozilla, Electronic Frontier Foundation, DuckDuckGo and people, what you're doing is fundamental to our progress. Keep at it!

Nope has some weird shit inside. rules fetched in JSON and then converted into content blocker rules but with JS extension and then generates JSON with non Safari syntax. And in the end all this under control of with many many domain checks. I don't understand anything.

Mail and Search are actually the easiest to replace. (DDG is pretty good with English search strings, but sometimes I have to use Search

Youtube as a content delivery network is hard to avoid. I upload my stuff on but I'm aware of the problems. And most of the content I want to watch is on Youtube.

Maps might also be needed depending on the region.

For everyone having problems with the subscribe button not working: the browser extension appears to mess with one of the scripts. Just disable it temporarily and everything should be fine.

Thank you. Very good info! How about Content Blocking (formerly Tracking Protection)? If yes, how do we do the same to remove our identifiable info?

Ah! For me, it wasn't the addons.

Thanks to the Inspector, I see this:

> The resource at “?onload=onRecaptchaLoad&render=explicit&hl=en” was blocked because tracking protection is enabled.[Learn More]

Firefox's "Tracking Protection" is not an add-on, but it's one of the things you can get in the "Privacy & Security" menu. I was using the " strict protection" instead of the default "Basic protection".

I'll be keeping HTTPS Everywhere for a while, but I really see no need to use Privacy Badger or while I have uBlock, which is a WebExtensions, erm, extension and will work on both of my browsers going forward. And this way, I look like one of the millions and millions of users out there instead of a privacy hippy.

I would agree uBO in medium mode absolutely makes both Privacy Badger and redundant. Not only that, having them in addition will increase the likelihood of site breakage because they can prevent uBO from using local, neutered versions of some common scripts.

As far as I'm aware, uBO and HTTPS Everywhere don't overlap. I like having this extension because I've found it has caught the use of some non-HTTPS protocols when they are you're probably right that it isn't as important as it once was. I've never noticed it to slow down my browser though, so I'll be keeping it around for a while.

You shouldn't

>• AdBlock 2.6.14 (2013-11-09): Not only does AdBlock send a unique user ID to its server (AdBlock 2.6.11 (2013-10-25)), but has also started to transmit a user’s setting determining whether Google Search ads are allowed. The changelog message for this release: “Settings measurement.”

>• AdBlock 2.6.20 (2014-02-11): AdBlock sends a request to each time it starts up—but not in the first two days after installation. Apparently AdBlock partnered with and advertises their services to select users. The Disconnect functionality is now bundled with AdBlock, with their ads whitelisted. Something similar may be happening with MixPanel (see AdBlock 2.6.29 (2014-04-28)).

>• AdBlock 2.7 (2014-06-06): Calling home functionality has been extended. It now sends user’s locale in addition to the unique user ID, AdBlock version, operating system and whether Google Search ads are being allowed.

No idea how collections work so I'll just write my list here. The list is full of security options that make my Firefox experience amazing:

• Adblock Edge (blocking ads)
• Certificate Patrol (checking for certificate changes)
• Cookies Manager + (better control over cookies)
• (blocking tweet, like and +1 options)
• HTTPS Everywhere (no explanation needed)
• NoScript (blocking scripts)
• Socialite (add-on for using Reddit)
• User Agent Switcher (no explanation needed)
• Web of Trust (no explanation needed)

Also ich versteh ja dass die mich mit Adblocker nicht so gern haben, aber nachdem ich vor einem Jahr eine halbe Stunde lang versucht hab was von Adblock, Noscript, und Privacy Badger ich ausschalten muss und dann nichtmal alles gereicht hat um den check zu bestehen, können die mich herzlich gern haben. Da war mehr als genug guter Wille meinerseits vorhanden wenn eigentlich nur Adblock ausschalten reichen sollte.

is a famous add-on created to block trackers. It shows statistics of blocked trackers.

What I did was disabling the firefox's built-in track protection function and use the add-on.

I can't trust a free VPN to tunnel my traffic. uBlock origin works fine for me and I can see how it can be any faster. is a great.

Also check out and change Firefox settings for better privacy.

"out of the box ... you need to add [the plugins] Ghostery, , Adblock Plus, [and] even then you have to tune them."
NoScript and uBlock would serve you much better with disconnect as a search option. Still needs a lot of tuning though but it's worth it.

Privacy Badger, and uBlock Origin are mainly serving the same purpose. I'd remove Privacy Badger and while replacing Request Policy with uMatrix.

Noscript is also nice because it adds XSS and clickjacking protection among other things, however you can turn off the JS blocking as that's already taken care of by uMatrix.

Random Agent Spoofer.

I also use Self-Destructing-Cookies which automatically clears cookies/localstorage once you've closed a tab.

The biggest part of the article that is important is the fact google, facebook, twitter etc ... are using the Sharing button as a way to track you.

• adblock (set to block sharing button) should be enough to protect you against their tracking.

You can also use ghostery instead of .

Ho and if you care about being tracked, stop using Google chrome also.

requires a windows installation?

No chrome extension or the like?

EDIT: Also yet another question, this seems to act very much like a VPN, passing all data through their servers before going to the actual websites, is this configured to only work with browsers, or is this going to funk up my steam connection & game pings?

Oh never mind I just realised this is a paid application with slight differences from a classic VPN.

That's why everyone should use or Ghostery. Fuck targeted advertisement firms. Burn them to hell. (btw using only AdBlock will block the display of the ad, but they'll keep tracking you)

This is effectively what the built-in feature does:

> Tracking Protection is a new platform-level technology that blocks HTTP loads at the network level… The idea is "don't talk to domains you don't trust".

It looks like the extension fetches its blocklist data from

But couldn't you make the same argument against ? In other words, have you sifted through the code for . It seems like Ghostrank is the victim of mob mentality and their intentions appear to be good in my estimation. But then again, maybe I've been duped.

Just in case you aren't trolling: Somebody could use it because he/she is fed up with all the tracking by companies and the government. Using tor (orbot on mobile) is a very good protection against of your right to privacy. It can be used to go to the dark web (I assume you meant dark instead of deep, dark web is the proper name).

is a search engine which claims to not keep logs, and says it doesn't track you like Google. Another advantage of this is that everybody sees the same results, instead of you seeing something totally different because Google decided you probably meant something else. Those could be reasons for this person using tor and .

In my opinion, in this age you should be obsessed with privacy. Without people 'obsessing' over it, there probably won't be anything to be obsessed by in a few years.

Privacy Badger doesn't use lists, it disables trackers algorithmically. More like: If you use uBlock Origin tracking lists, you don't need .

Privacy Badger is still unique in its purpose, and is a great second line defense if you ever need to disable your blacklist plugin because it broke a page.

Ik heb er een dagtaak aan gehad om te kijken hoe ik online anoniem kan blijven en ik ben tot de conclusie gekomen dat het eigenlijk niet haalbaar is. Het is bijvoorbeeld niet moeilijk om een ip-adres te volgen. Desalniettemin kun je met behulp van Privacy Badger, Ublock Origin en wel redelijk wat trackers tegen houden. Helaas niet allemaal.

It is already blocked in the basic protection list, which is the built-in method in Firefox you can enable at -> "Options" -> "Privacy & Security" -> "Tracking Protection" -> "Always". No third-party software/extension required. But yes, there are extensions that block it explicitly too, as is the case with filter-lists for ad-blockers.

Don't really log into either, but still added benefit do you think you get from it?

Just briefly looking at FF's description, it appears all it does is use a block list based on .

uBO has a much larger scope, more comprehensive lists, can be fine tuned in medium mode and so forth.

I'd recommend using the Firefox Focus application with Safari, using it alone you'll lose some flexibility for simplicity. Focus is limited to one window at a time and you lose control over setting cookies the way you like. Focus is based on protection list... its primarily focused is on blocking trackers and preserving privacy. it only lets through ads from companies that are compliant with Do not track standards. it's as good as any free content blocker that's available plus you got the piece of mind that the app in developed from a company you can trust.

Par élimination avec Ghostery. J'ai désactivé µBlock et j'autorisais 1 par 1 les items dans Ghostery. Une fois "eStat" identifié, j'ai réactivé µBlock qui bloquait ce javascript également. J'ai utilisé le "journal des requêtes" de µBlock pour créer le filtre permissif sur ce javascript.

Avec Firefox, j'ai été obligé de désactiver la "protection contre le pistage" par contre (liste de ) sinon la vidéo ne se charge pas :

Ah okay. The only difference in that case is that is a full featured VPN which means that all your internet traffic goes through their servers and gets filtered there.

Block this is not a real VPN it just simulates one. Your traffic is not tunneled trough a VPN. We just change your dns and do blocking based on DNS.

If I had to explain it in a very simple way: for - all of your traffic goes through them. They handle all of your traffic and do the filtering there.

An example with Block This! would be the following: Your device asks our DNS: "where is ?" Our DNS server respons with: "oh yeah is on your own device, so load it from there". Your device then searches for the ads inside itself, cannot find them, so it does not show them.

Hope the explanation helps, its kind of difficult to present to non-devs.

Great but disappointing article. I was hoping that this would allow AdBlock Plus on iOS but no such luck. Interesting take on tracking scripts. I didn't realize they were such a performance issue. I'm going to checkout . Thanks!

À partida não.

Claro que se fizeres login no google/facebook enquanto estas em private mode ou algo do género já te pode reconhecer.

Posto de outra forma, modo incógnito não bloqueia tracking. Simplesmente como estás incógnita os trackers têm mais dificuldade em saber que aquela és tu.

Dito isto em teoria poderiam por exemplo antes de ires para private modelo 'já saberem' que estás tu ligada com aquele IP, e com cruzamento de dados irem lá. Mas não me parece que cheguem tão longe.

Para melhor protecção que apenas modo incógnito podes usar por exemplo no browser, para limitar tracking.

All plugins that block trackers can break sites ever.

uBlock is excellent and breaks only a few sites ever.

The only one that really requires whitelisting and breaks sites is NoScript — and you really should accept that the breakage is always the sites' fault because they shouldn't break with NoScript, they are just poorly designed.

What about only allowing Google Fonts then? 42% of users already use Chrome and are already tracked by Google. According to the following services tried to load on this page.

The first 2 are trackers which link to external sites and one is Google. So?

Go to and get all the default apps you want. Definitely get SpyBot and update it then run the "Immunizations". I use Avast Free and in Chrome I use Adblock Plus, , HTTPS Everywhere and uBlock. Do all that and you should be fine.

A lightweight alternative (esp. in terms of RAM usage) to adblock is µblock. Also, keep in mind that Ghostery does business with ad networks. This is why I use , instead. For Reddit, another useful extension is Reddit Check, which tells you how many times the web page you have currently has been posted, and allows you to view the corresponding thread.

>[…] In AdBlock’s case [not AdBlock Plus], they started monetizing their users by partnering with , and they didn’t want anybody to notice. When people noticed and started asking questions, they tried to downplay the impact of this change.

From the comments:

>[…] Surely you just forgot to mention that Google allegedly payed 25 million € to Eyeo GmbH, the company behind Adblock Plus, in order to participate in the “acceptable ads” program, a “feature” which is turned on by default and allows users to “surf more comfortably”. And that you are (or at least was) one of the directors. I’m most certain that there are people out there who would call this business model “blackmailing”, but I could also be wrong.

Yeah, I'll just stick with µBlock. No controversy there yet.

IMHO, the best antivirus is common sense. As long as you don't download/visit sketchy sites and have your browser up to date, you're already pretty well off. In combination with a little common sense, I use Windows Firewall, AVG AntiVirus (Free) and the occasional Malwarebytes (also free). I haven't experienced anything bad yet. I like AVG because it's what I was recommend to use. It doesn't give annoying popups or sounds, and doesn't slow down my system. Support is also great for AVG.

Also, McAFee, not even once.

EDIT: Also, AVG has a SafeSearch which is pretty good to keep those who don't have a lot of common sense out of places they shouldn't be. blocks bad scripts and saves data, and AdBlock is also very useful. Also, one more point. A have a friend that really likes Avast (despite being the only thing he's tried) and every now and then we'll be gaming or whatever and Avast will popup and annoying him with something. I'm sure you can disable it though.

will not work in Chrome if you have any extensions that block the Facebook SDK from loading, like Ghostery, , ScriptSafe, or Privacy Badger. The Facebook SDK is used for the "Login With Facebook" functionality.

If you use Facebook to log in, you will have to add an exception for in these extensions.

If you do not use Facebook, you can use this tiny userscript to inject a fake, non-functional Facebook object into the page before tries to load the Facebook SDK. It will then use this empty one instead of the one on . This way you can enjoy without having to allow Facebook to track your every move.

> Microsfot Security Essentials

He will probably copy and paste that into google and get himself a virus... lol.

But yeah, I agree with his suggestions. To add to that: Pick a good browser. I recommend Mozilla Firefox. Get yourself some important security/privacy addons, like AdBlock Plus, HTTPS Everywhere, and - most importantly in my opinion - NoScript. While the first ones I mentioned are a no brainer, since you won't even notice them really, NoScript will make you feel like it is not worth it, because it blocks every script by default in your browser. You basically have to whitelist scripts first for the sites you visit, but once you have done that, you will never go back. Just one wrong click can redirect you to an infected page and than you are done without NoScript (thanks to drive by downloads). A little bit of brain while surfing and good browser addons almost make anti virus irrelevant.

You may have to whitelist the site in ghostery so that it doesn't do any of it's blocking. The extension at does the same thing basically. You may also need to clear cookies/cache if you've used the site recently

They're more or less the same. Chrome was giving me issues with a particular problem a while back, so I switched back to Firefox. You can get pretty much all the same extensions your're used to, albeit with different names or by different people, but with more or less the same functionality. Can't say I've noticed much difference. I'd switch back in future only if firefox started giving me issues.

If you're asking if you should switch just for Lightbeam? No. You can do the same in Chrome with Ghostery, or Collusion addons. Take your pick, they're available on both Chrome and Firefox.

TL:DR? "Why bother?" :P

Scrap Adblock and Ghostery. Replace with Bluhell Firewall. Temporarily disable all other addons and test it out a little bit. Then re-add your extensions one at a time, testing as you go.

are both good zero-configuration services for blocking most tracking services, NoScript can also be used, but it will block everything by default, so you need to whitelist things to gain functionality for many sites.

In Adblock Plus, use the EasyPrivacy+EasyList option rather than just EasyList. is good too. For advanced, besides NoScript, there's also complementary plugin: RequestPolicy

Check out and for the best overall info

I used to use ghostery, but recently switched to because everyone apparently distrusts it over the fact that it's owned by Evidon. Ghostrank seemed pretty innoculous to me but I don't have the technical knowledge to sift through the code myself and see exactly what they send and how, and the only people that defend it seem to work for/on ghostery. seems to work fine but if someone could shed some more light on Ghostrank or Ghostery itself I might switch back.

There is a known issue with some of the plugins, specifically the Google plugin, that breaks a lot of websites; especially blogs powered by Blogger that use newer themes with heavy G+ integration.

I've talked to their support team on Twitter and Email about it, they are working on resolving the issue. It has to do with cross domain resource requests utilized by Google and their tracker blogging being very aggressive.

It's difficult to describe. I worry it could become something like Cambridge Analytica. Clearly not the case now, and even if you find ways to profit from it wouldn't by itself be evil. It just seems like it eventually could. It's a trust issue, and I can't tell you how to instill trust. BTW, I contracted to and they might be able to help you since they face similar challenges.

This is really great work, couple questions:

Does it differ from extensions like Ghostery and by using ML to classify scripts instead of an existing database ( is the main one I think)?

Does it identify traditional cookie scripts (JavaScript) as well as iFrames, fingerprinting, web beacons / pixels? This would be a huge advancement as those other techniques are becoming more common + chrome is phasing out 3rd party cookies.

Will read up on it!

It's likely because the Desktop and Mobile clients are not on the same builds and features, but this is also probably due to the way the Tracking Prevention is resourced and updated.

Microsoft has opted to use as their source for cross-site tracking, but I've filed feedback asking the Edge team to consider using something more robust like the EFF's "Privacy Badger" listing, which seems more purposeful than Disconnect, but maybe /u/MSFTMissy could clarify.

If you get the app, you can follow how the Google connections go through the roof the longer you are forced to play with the reCaptcha. It is maddening.

There are alternatives to it, but businesses I guess have their own reasons to use this one.

I'm not sure which about:config setting (if any) controls this, but it's definitely not that one. In version 60, you should be able to find it in Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking Protection. There's a button off to the side that says "Change Block List"—click on it and make sure " basic protection" is checked instead of the other option.

> Why would anyone use them?

To avoid censorship, to avoid sites tracking you and selling data like your location, gender, name, age, eye color, skin color, etc. and marketing to you based on those.

> Does using them mean that they are going to the deepweb?

No, not inherently. You can browse the normal internet from the Tor Browser.

> I really don't want to be concerned about this and I shouldn't, right?

No, you should not be. He could be a hobbyist or just concerned for his privacy in general, and nothing is wrong with either of those.

> This person seems to be a bit obsessed with privacy, I just found out that they use something called too

It's perfectly fine to care about your privacy. is just a search engine like Google, except it doesn't sell your data to everyone like Google does.

You could try using a third party tool such as PrivacyBadger, Ghostery, or instead of the Firefox settings. You'll have better controls, such as per-site or per-domain whitelisting and blacklisting.

Yeah, I have used in place of Ghostery for years -- but they could have been bought out in that time too.

My combo is:

NoScript

AdBlock Plus
uBlock Origin (yes, two adblockers, all good on my end)
PrivacyBadger
Self-Destruct Cookies

For a messenger I recommend Wire, I'm not sure Signal can work on a non cellular device. Firefox Focus is a good alternative browser.

I usually don't suggest using a US based VPN but if all you're concerned about is ISP snooping and advertising collecting data offers a lifetime subscription... they've a good reputation but limited in servers and requires no log in credentials but does have a unique feature of about 5,000 tracking list of third party domains that it blocks from all web browsing and application tracking.

If you're looking for the best in security take a look here and decide for yourself.

• Edit - Looks like Signal works with an iPod touch according to the application description.*

Depends on how hardcore you want to go. Want to turn everything into a whitelist? Noscript+RequestPolicy (unfortunately I've yet to see a RP equivalent for Chrome, and that seems to be due to the way Chromium/Chrome's API is set up).

Just want a Ghostery alternative? . They also have a search engine that prevents tracking of you, though I don't personally use it.

BetterPrivacy's also good to have if you have to use flash for certain sites.

HTTPS Everywhere also helps a bit.

I logged on using Firefox running , HTTPS Everywhere, NoScript, and AdBlock Edge, and it could tell I was using Firefox and what my time zone was, but not much else.

Improve your network security. It isn't the game's fault you're so easy to identify.

It's open source and you can turn off Google if you really want. The reason people love Google is because of how good it is, which is why , Searx, and StartPage utilize Google.

I love privacy too but the shitty results at DDG do piss me off quite a bit.

Try other services like , which masks your location and doesn't tailor results based on previous interactions with google, while still pulling their results. Or , the freeware version is more than adequate. Or maybe the Tor browser @ . If you've got an old laptop laying around that is too slow for running Windows, throwing Linux and adding the Tor browser is quite simple. (This is my preferred method for just making a dedicated device.)

There will likely be some varying results, but the best conclusions you will be able to draw is going to be from looking at multiple sources.

As an individual posting under SEO, I would think limiting an analaysis of only local markets would be short sighted, even if you are barely touching locations outside your area. Just add a city modifier after your keyterms if you are looking for local, limited bias results.

> He says that for another browser to match Brave's speed "out of the box ... you need to add [the plugins] Ghostery, , Adblock Plus, [and] even then you have to tune them."

Not sure how that makes sense. More addons cross-checking more filter lists means more overhead, which in turn means lower speed. I've always understood this as the price we have to pay for ad blocking.

Brendan Eich is channeling his inner Martin Shkreli, it seems.

Well, the interesting thing is, the browser is supposed to be open source. Right now it's on GitHub. I wonder if it's possible to re-write the code to turn off the replacement ads. But there's no real reason to bother if you run Ghostery, , etc.

It absolutely does. It's no where near what Google can do. But it's pretty good, and pretty damn secure.

If you're looking for a wider return of results, check out , or . I can't confirm that either are "logless," but they are more secure than google alone. Disconnect even uses google.

metadados, cara. qualquer site que você visita coloca um cookie de rastreamento no seu navegador e coleta metadados do que você visita e procura.

recomendo instalar as extensões Ghostery ou , e uBlock Original.

I think blocks third party snoops. UBlock blocks advertisement. I use both. I use it to reclaim the bandwidth I pay for. If you are using HTML5 in your Chrome browser H264ify Chrome extension YouTube videos will stream H.264 video.

Firefox Addons, die noch nicht genannt wurden:

HTTPS-Everywhere

NoScript

Ansonsten noch VPN, vor allem, wenn du unterwegs über unbekannte Hotspots online gehst. TOR, was hier ja jemand genannt hat, ist für den täglichen Gebrauch mmn ungeeignet.

Usually those trackers place a cookie which then can be read. ~~If you are in Incognito mode your browser doesn't store cookies (as far as I know).~~ If you are in incognito mode it will store cookies of that private session.
~~I think Incognito Mode prevents tracking but I'm not sure.~~ This means if you log into facebook while in incognito mode they can make the connection. Though I think you should still get Ghostery or

I like using those anti-trackers because it prevents me from tweeting/liking videos. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Note: Incognito Mode does not mean you are anonymous. It only means your browser doesn't save your web activities on your computer. Your ISP still knows which site you have visited. If the website communicate with each other they can also make a profile of your web activities.

I don't know about widespread but quite a few users here tonight had similar issues. Not 100% sure how to prevent it as I don't know how or where its coming from. But typical measures are don't visit any website you don't trust/know. Install addons/extentions like or Https Everywhere, and no script if you have Firefox, ad block is always nice too. Don't download anything you don't know about either, if you're unsure ask around.

Well, I found this:

and this:

Note, near the middle of the page:

• AdBlock 2.6.20 (2014-02-11): AdBlock sends a request to each time it starts up—but not in the first two days after installation. Apparently AdBlock partnered with and advertises their services to select users. The Disconnect functionality is now bundled with AdBlock, with their ads whitelisted. Something similar may be happening with MixPanel (see AdBlock 2.6.29 (2014-04-28)).

I already have because it's the bomb, ABP (because fuck ads), Ghostery (because it gets what the others don't), Perspectives and Referer Control (because why not?), and HTTPS Everywhere (because HTTPS).

I don't want to leech any more, but I'd rather leech than have my Internet with ads and buttons and trackers.

I was thinking that you could put a link to directly from your extension. There doesn't seem to be anything there.

Check out 's extension. The bottom of the app has a non-intrusive, but noticeable"Support" button, sending the user to their donate page. As it is now, once I leave your webpage, I don't see a reason to return. So,I'm not reminded or asked to contribute towards your success.

edit: further thoughts

Thanks for the comment. My only other question: I feel like is blocking fewer things than Ghostery. I tried Ghostery out on my home PC and it seemed to be blocking 10-15+ things per page, Disconnect seems to only be blocking 0-3. Am I not doing something right?