Google and Facebook's impact on our privacy!
Hey folks,
"Hidden Google trackers on 76% of all websites and hidden Facebook trackers on 24% ."
I read about this outrageous topic and wanted you to know about it.
Many people had this situation in their live when they searched something in Google and a few days later while surfing in the web something is suggested by you which is related to the topic you searched a few days ago.
Well that is hidden tracking of your privacy!
And if you see these numbers you just have to do the math to see that 76% and 24% are all in all 100%!!!
EVERY WEBSITE HAS GOOGLE/FACEBOOK TRACKERS!!!
Well, that was A JOKE!
But sadly, there is nothing funny on this topic its a serious thing and we have to start acting.
I think if we want to change something in advanced data privacy we have to start at Google and Facebook!
We shouldn't underestimate the impact that these two companies, which more and more form a tight digital advertising duopol.
They have collected huge data of many persons activities, no matter if interests, location history, browsing, purchases or other very private information.
Because of their widespread field of activity every collected information can brought together to these massive digital profiles.
The result: 63% of the all digital advertising is made by Google&Facebook .
What can you do?
A lot of all the tracking starts with the cookies.
So you can ensure that you have switched into the** Incognito-mode** which is for example on browsers like Chrome, Firefox oder Safari. This setting deletes your data after closing your browser which regulary also includes cookies.
But this could be a little bit more complicated with these so called 'Supercookies' because instead of the browser they are managed by third programmes like for example Adobe Flash.
But some browsers already fixed this problem.
If you don't belive in these browsers you could use the Tor-Browser.
I addition of the encrypted function of this modified Firefox browser there are also Safety-Add-on's named 'NoScript' ( This prevents the implementation of dangerous JavaScripts on your Firefox-Browser) and 'HTTPS Everywhere' ( This function ecrypts websites and makes you surf anonym ).
My solution:
I use this one:
DuckDuckGo - "The search engine that doesn't track you"
DuckDuckGo is a search engine operator which, as the slogan suggests, doesn't collect any information about you.
It distinguishes itself from other browsers. Because of not profiling ther users, every user gets the same search results.
There is also an application for smartphones.
For more Information checkout their website.
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo
At the end of the day its up to you to decide what privacy means to you and what information you want to publish.
Thanks for reading have a nice day,
Marcel McMaffel
That's a true thing and also they use us as products for companies to sell our identity.
Right ! Because of that we must protect ourselves from these privacy-thiefs!
AGREED! 100%
Google and FB are actually for the C.I.A. They do not need a search warrant anymore, people are willingly giving themselves away. I hear BRAVE browser is good to.. I have to check out that DUCK DUCK GO.
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great read! thanks for your well researched article!