US spying allegations made headlines for months, and we are increasingly aware that our Internet activities are monitored and controlled.
Every time you visit a website, you leave a "digital trail". This information is collected and then used by organizations to improve their products and to better understand their clients. This is known as "the collection of data", which can make people nervous because many people prefer to keep their anonymous browsing.
we browse web pages on a daily basis, but you might be surprised to know the number of partner companies of these sites that follow your Internet activity.
Lightbeam is a new tool for Mozilla Firefox, and lets you track which websites are you tracking. I downloaded the free add-on here and tested.
Once installed, you will find the Lightbeam icon at the bottom right of your browser. Click it and a new window displaying three options: Graphic, Clock and List. You can see the number of sites that you follow using their filter; the most recent sites you've visited, the last 10 sites, and daily and weekly connection results.
The figures are quite amazing. I went seven websites, and these companies shared this information with third parties 114 sites.
You may wonder what Lightbeam done with the information that it collects, and the answer is nothing. However, they "create a big-picture view of how tracking works on the Internet, and how other sites are connected to several other locations" You can contribute your data to their "crowdsourcing directory by simply turning on the switch of shares within the add-on. to turn crowdsourcing, you can disable it at any time. "
Using the Incognito mode or private browsing mode on your computer will only remove the information from your computer and not the server, and if you are wondering why you are repeatedly targeted by advertisers, chances are it's because of cookies, which are small files downloaded from websites on your computer. You can choose to disable, but keep in mind that you may not be able to enter other sites.
Is there a solution? Yes. The best way to avoid this is to use a VPN, and us, no surprise here, recommend HMA! Pro VPN. Your traffic will be routed through one of our servers and therefore the sites you visit will not be able to follow your "online business; they will follow one of our IP addresses. It is an ingenious piece of magic.
For now, Lightbeam only works on Mozilla's Firefox browser, but Chrome users can still download the Collusion add-on (Lightbeam began in July 2011, Collusion) from the Chrome Web Store which will give you similar information.
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