Anybody Watch "60 Minutes" 03/09/14 ?

[koØm]

It was an article on data mining and how your browser is being shared with companies who are cataloging our every move on the internet.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-to-defend-your-privacy-online/

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[ad4mg]

It was an article on data mining and how your browser is being shared with companies who are cataloging our every move on the internet.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-to-defend-your-privacy-online/

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Yep, I watched it. And all this time we've worried about the government and their shenanigans. This shit is beyond creepy...

[N1LAF]

From the video...

Identify/opt out: https://disconnect.me/

Search page: https://duckduckgo.com/

Safe web browser: http://blog.whitehatsec.com/introducing-whitehat-aviator-a-safer-web-browser/

[koØm]

I have Disconnect loaded now and it is amazing! There is no one mining the data from this site but, QRZ has a number of sucker sites attached to it. I checked out a number of sites and, again, "Just Amazing".

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[N1LAF]

More... Firefox private browsing...

"But, does Firefox really makes your session private? Does it deletes all traces of the websites you have visited from all places in your browser.

Surprisingly not.

As found by Michael on blogs.computerworld.com, there are lots of traces still remaining there. There are cookies left in your browser. There are flash cookies, which does not get cleared.

If you want to experience a true private browsing and clear all traces, then you can consider to use some sandbox application like SandBoxie"

http://thepcsecurity.com/firefox-private-browsing-does-it-really-secures-your-privacy/

[NQ6U]

Ghostery helps out a lot when it comes to fighting trackers. So does turning off cookies or, at least, having your browser delete them after every session.

[n2ize]

The best offense. Assume everything you view and say online is tracked and permanently recorded. Make "if I have nothing to hide than I have nothing to fear" the mantra of using the InternetZ.

[kb2vxa]

When one knows a secret it remains a secret. Tell another and the world knows. There is no expectation of privacy on the radio or the internet, everybody knows this. Be it radio, internet or someone's ear, tell no secrets. I don't care if Barney Google with the goo goo googly eyes knows where he takes me, I don't care if my ISP knows where I've been. I don't care if Uncle Scam knows I hang out with Misfits and political subversives, the whole damn COUNTRY is misfits and political subversives.

In the immortal words of Alfred E. Neuman backed by The Ferschlugginer Five on that paper record I tore out of a magazine many years ago; What, me worry? I don't even care. What, me worry? Worrying can't get you anywhere. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mW5_QDkx-k

[N1LAF]

I have Disconnect loaded now and it is amazing! There is no one mining the data from this site but, QRZ has a number of sucker sites attached to it. I checked out a number of sites and, again, "Just Amazing".

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[KC2UGV]

Ghostery helps out a lot when it comes to fighting trackers. So does turning off cookies or, at least, having your browser delete them after every session.

Nah, tracking companies use a super cookie to track you on the interwebs:
https://panopticlick.eff.org/

What's super cool about this method? Now that browsers are syncing your plugins/options/etc across browsers, this method can follow you from machine to machine.