You don’t need to run multiple tracking protection lists at the same time. Period. In fact, doing so can give you less privacy online. How is that possible? Read on. A recent study carried out by Which? Computing revealed a flaw with TPLs: if you use two or more at once, conflicting instructions on different [...]
March, 2011
To Track or Not To Track? Introducing DNT+
Launching Do Not Track Plus We recently released a new add-on called Do Not Track Plus (DNT+) that combines some different technology approaches and standards like Do Not Track, all meant to help consumers enjoy better and easier online privacy, into one package. Here’s the full press release: http://abine.com/news.php Why offer one solution that supports [...]
A Swipe at Swipely
How much do you want to share with the world, forever? We bet the answer is not much. Lots of people, including many good investors and executives, are confused about how much of your life you want to share online. Such has been the fate of Swipely, a company founded and funded to share your [...]
Your name, their database: An update on removing yourself from people search sites
Have you ever Googled yourself and found your name and contact info listed publicly online? This is a common phenomenon, and it’s happening to more of us every day. A few weeks ago, we ranked the best and worst of people search websites: places like Spokeo.com, Intelius.com, and WhitePages.com that collect and post your personal [...]