Want to learn how to turn on Do Not Track in whichever browser you’re using? You’ve come to the right place. Note: for more comprehensive help on enabling all pro-privacy features in your browser, check out our previous guide. First Things First: What is Do Not Track? “Tracking” refers to the many different methods that [...]
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Your Age Is Common Knowledge on the Internet
If you’re browsing without blocking tracking, you’re telling the world how old you are. Let’s say you’re applying for jobs. Most hiring managers who want to steer clear of age discrimination won’t directly ask you how old you are (unless they’re checking that you’re over a minimum age requirement). Or maybe you’re not comfortable with [...]
A visual guide to turning on pro-privacy features in your web browser
Last updated 9/7/2011 to include changes to Safari 5.1. The browser you’re using right now can block some online tracking technologies–like flash cookies and web trackers that can secretly share your online activities and history–but chances are you’re not doing it. Not because you don’t care about getting some online privacy, not because you don’t [...]
Getting from PrivacyVille to the Real World of Online Privacy
Zynga, creator of Farmville and Words With Friends, seems to have done the impossible: it made privacy policies fun. With its new game PrivacyVille, Zynga turned the chore of reading privacy policies into a game. The incentive for playing? 200 zPoints, Zynga’s currency, which users get from playing any of Zynga’s games. Because there’s an [...]