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Online snoops

zazzz · 2009-11-26 23:29:07

can anybody tell me how to stop companies like doubleclick and webtrends from tracking what sites I visit, also give advice on modifying the browser to stop this or direct to me to a website that deals with this. When web pages are loading you see all the links that online marketing firms are conneted to that website.

26-11-2009 11:29pm

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zazzz

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can anybody tell me how to stop companies like doubleclick and webtrends from tracking what sites I visit, also give advice on modifying the browser to stop this or direct to me to a website that deals with this. When web pages are loading you see all the links that online marketing firms are conneted to that website.

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#2 27-11-2009 5:20pm

monkeypants

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Use Firefox as your browser and use the privacy options. Adblock is also useful for the display.

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#3 27-11-2009 6:38pm

gamer

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USE chrome incognito mode,delete all browsing data be4 you close browser or shutdown pc.Chrome doesnt have an adblocker.

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#4 27-11-2009 9:00pm

wolfric

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may i ask why you don't want them to be gathering info? It doesn't exactly do anything in the long run. You can disable cookies if you want and run a separate instance of a browser for sites that require a login. that'd all but destroy tracking. that and block the referrer*header.

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