Cookies

Your Browser Knows Too Much: 5 Privacy Settings to Change Now Every time you open a browser, a quiet collection effort begins. Websites, advertisers, and analytics scripts log your searches, page visits, clicks, and even how long you linger on a paragraph. Most of this data flows to third parties you’ve never heard of, used to target ads and build profiles. If that thought makes you uncomfortable, you’re not alone. The good news: you can turn most of it off with a handful of setting changes. ...

Your Browser is Too Nosy: 5 Privacy Settings to Change Now Your web browser collects more data about you than you might realize—sites you visit, how long you stay, where you click, even your approximate location. A recent PCWorld article highlighted how browsers by default often share this information with advertisers, analytics companies, and other third parties. The good news is that a few simple setting changes can significantly reduce tracking without breaking most websites. ...