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How to prevent cross-site tracking on your iPhone, iPad and Mac
As long as you’re online, your privacy is exposed. The good news is you can erase search history, visited websites, cookies and form data using private browsing mode. This means that anyone who uses the same computer as you won’t see your activity. Tap or click here for instructions on erasing your digital tracks.
Private browsing is good locally, but your activity can still be tracked online. And that data can be shared with third parties.
Different browsers offer various levels of privacy, and if you use Apple devices, you’re in luck. Apple’s built-in browser can block cross-site tracking, so you don’t have to worry about being followed. Here’s how to enable this critical privacy feature on your iPhone, iPad and Mac.
What is cross-site trafficking?
When you go from one website to another, you’re often followed by trackers that collect data on where you’ve been and what you’ve been doing. This data is used to create a profile on you that grows over time.
Your social media activity can also be tracked. For example, Facebook’s pixel-tracking technology lets website developers track Facebook users for ad targeting. Tap or click here for 10 Facebook privacy settings you need to change.
Data on your browsing habits, likes, shares, ads you click and shopping cart is all up for grabs. This can be sold to third parties or used for targeted advertising.
Using Safari on your Apple device, you can block cross-site trafficking with a simple setting.
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Prevent cross-site trafficking on your iPhone and iPad
Safari limits third-party cookies and data by default. It’s a good idea to ensure you have this option turned on. Here’s how:
- Go to Settings > Safari.
- Under Privacy and Security, toggle on Prevent Cross-Site Tracking. If it’s already on, then you’re good to go!
Secure your data with Chrome’s new Privacy Guide – Here’s how to use it
Before Google’s Chrome browser hits the magical version number of 100, a few more security issues need addressing. While a recent update adds more features, the new Privacy Guide is most beneficial to Chrome users.
No takebacks: After Google vowed to get rid of third-party cookies on Chrome, they basically said, “Just kidding.” Instead, you’ll get a “new experience in Chrome” that lets you “adjust” your cookie preferences. No word on how yet. Get ahead of it: Try Total Adblock for an ad-free experience.
This new privacy-focused search engine wants to replace Google
If you use the internet, your privacy is always at risk. Every website you visit and every account you create makes you vulnerable to bad actors and companies looking to learn more about you.
While you can’t have guaranteed privacy, you can take some steps to reduce your digital footprint. Depending on your browser, you have some power to opt out of third-party cookies and other tracking tools. There’s also an online tool that lets you opt out of many advertising and marketing companies in a few easy steps. Tap or click here for more information.
It's not a coincidence - Those are targeted ads on your TV
If you’re on the internet, someone somewhere is watching you. This is the way it is. While this doesn’t always involve hackers and other bad actors, it’s all too common for companies to follow what you’re doing. They want to see where you go, what you like and more.
20 websites most guilty of tracking what you do online
Thanks to the internet, modern lingo updates itself at the speed of light. Original terms pop up like weeds, and by the time you finally pick them up, you turn around to discover even more concepts have emerged, creating entirely new sentences that wouldn’t make sense in any other context. Case in point: “Cookies are stalking your every click and reporting back on your browsing history.”