This week, I'm going to show you how to find out if you are being actively tracked online and how to block it permanently. | |
phoenixe User ID: 33647338 Germany 02/05/2013 03:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: This week, I'm going to show you how to find out if you are being actively tracked online and how to block it permanently. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 33750478 United States 02/05/2013 03:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: This week, I'm going to show you how to find out if you are being actively tracked online and how to block it permanently. Most all sites ignore your Do Not Track Quoting: Anonymous Coward 5036819 flags and wishes. Some of those clean up programs are false flag programs created and monitored by govt agencies. They feel like why would you need a program like that if you're doing nothing wrong. So they watch them. Not when they're blocked. |
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stillhere User ID: 29204297 United States 02/05/2013 03:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: This week, I'm going to show you how to find out if you are being actively tracked online and how to block it permanently. Anyone??? For a Mac?? My computer has gotten very slow, I'd love to get these files removed, and I'm not tech savvy at all. Thanks to anyone who knows something about macs, and Apple products. "You can bend it and twist it... You can misuse and abuse it... But even God cannot change the Truth.” Michael Levy |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 33433675 United States 02/05/2013 03:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: This week, I'm going to show you how to find out if you are being actively tracked online and how to block it permanently. You might also note that you can manually add these sites to your host file (windoze) and direct them back to your local machine if you don't want to use script blocking software. As for government or google (same) tracking see - Google Hires DARPA Head Regina Dugan if you are plugged into the internet, have a cell phone, use electricity, pay taxes, have a bank account, etc... being tracked is unavoidable. if you are unplugged from all the above you are tracked by process of elimination. you will be safer to just know and understand, you are being tracked regardless. peace |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 8433580 United States 02/05/2013 03:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: This week, I'm going to show you how to find out if you are being actively tracked online and how to block it permanently. I downloaded Index dat viewer, I had over 5000 tracking stuff on my pc. I didn't know how to take it all off, but I ran Ccleaner program and noticed it deletes index.dat files and cookies as well. It is free too. Thanks for the info. |
stillhere User ID: 29204297 United States 02/05/2013 03:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: This week, I'm going to show you how to find out if you are being actively tracked online and how to block it permanently. [link to www.macworld.com] "Destroy Internet tracking files with PrivacyScan" anyone with a mac ever use this software? "You can bend it and twist it... You can misuse and abuse it... But even God cannot change the Truth.” Michael Levy |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 33659115 Belgium 02/05/2013 03:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: This week, I'm going to show you how to find out if you are being actively tracked online and how to block it permanently. [link to www.macworld.com] Quoting: stillhere "Destroy Internet tracking files with PrivacyScan" anyone with a mac ever use this software? I've also a Mac, Privacyscan looks good but it's not free |
djdandew1 User ID: 6418212 United Kingdom 02/05/2013 03:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: This week, I'm going to show you how to find out if you are being actively tracked online and how to block it permanently. thanks op “This is a memo that describes how we’re going to take out seven countries in five years, starting with Iraq, and then Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and, finishing off, Iran.” General Wesley Clark |
Mac owner User ID: 29204297 United States 02/05/2013 03:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: This week, I'm going to show you how to find out if you are being actively tracked online and how to block it permanently. How to Remove Tracking Cookies on the MacBook Pro By Julius Vandersteen, eHow Contributor Read more: How to Remove Tracking Cookies on the MacBook Pro | eHow.com [link to www.ehow.com] Instructions 1 Click "Safari" in the Dock of the MacBook Pro to launch Apple's native Web browser. 2 Click "Preferences" from the Safari menu. Read more: How to Remove Tracking Cookies on the MacBook Pro | eHow.com [link to www.ehow.com] |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 33659115 Belgium 02/05/2013 03:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: This week, I'm going to show you how to find out if you are being actively tracked online and how to block it permanently. [link to www.ehow.com] Quoting: Mac owner 29204297 How to Remove Tracking Cookies on the MacBook Pro By Julius Vandersteen, eHow Contributor Read more: How to Remove Tracking Cookies on the MacBook Pro | eHow.com [link to www.ehow.com] Instructions 1 Click "Safari" in the Dock of the MacBook Pro to launch Apple's native Web browser. 2 Click "Preferences" from the Safari menu. Read more: How to Remove Tracking Cookies on the MacBook Pro | eHow.com [link to www.ehow.com] thank you! the end of months of nightmares |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 33750478 United States 02/05/2013 04:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: This week, I'm going to show you how to find out if you are being actively tracked online and how to block it permanently. ha, did it, deleted 1300 temp files, installed albine dont track me, 15 minutes later i have a bronze star because it has blocked over 100 tracking sites, 5 star op Quoting: Anonymous Coward 26548545 There's a little icon in the upper right hand of your browser that when you click on it it gives the active website you are on, right now, a rating and tells you how many trackers are on that site actively trying to enter your PC. |
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Munsoned User ID: 27143553 United States 02/05/2013 04:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: This week, I'm going to show you how to find out if you are being actively tracked online and how to block it permanently. Thanks dude! Freedom requires breathing room, the Constitution presupposes that there will be some crazies among us so that the rest of us can enjoy freedom. - Judge Andrew Napolitano A huge shit cloud is coming! |
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Dr. Lecter User ID: 33343893 United States 02/05/2013 05:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: This week, I'm going to show you how to find out if you are being actively tracked online and how to block it permanently. I downloaded Index dat viewer, I had over 5000 tracking stuff on my pc. I didn't know how to take it all off, but I ran Ccleaner program and noticed it deletes index.dat files and cookies as well. It is free too. Thanks for the info. Quoting: skyblau CCleaner is fairly good, but Advanced System Care is awesome. It's a free download too. Between the two, and using Firefox with NoScript, my 'puter is as clean as a whistle and just as fast as the day I bought it... roughly 8 years ago. Last Edited by Mike Ehrmantraut on 02/05/2013 05:25 PM "Moral of the story is I chose a half measure when I should have gone all the way. I'll never make that mistake again. ==== ESTJ-a (Executive) 93% Extroverted, 82% Observant, 83% Thinking, 82% Judging,72% Assertive ==== |
MONSTER User ID: 2122560 United States 02/05/2013 05:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: This week, I'm going to show you how to find out if you are being actively tracked online and how to block it permanently. If you haven't switched over to Firefox yet, you may want to start thinking about it. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 33746114 I don't know why anybody would even want to use a browser that is not only know to be tracking them live, but also stores those files in your computer, hides them and then locks them so that they can't be deleted by the average user. I hate Android phones because google has taken over them, I shut google book ,google music, google game and so on off but several days later they are all back on again, so I just ordered a Virgin mobile iPhone 4s. KINGDOMS, NATIONS AND KINGS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT DOWN TO THEIR KNEES WITH ONE GLANCE FROM A WOMAN. I WEAR MY SKIN OF ARMOR SO NO ONE CAN GET IN AND NO ONE CAN GET OUT. HOW CAN I MOURN YOU, WHEN I HAVE NEVER LET YOU GO, monster 1991-2008 RIP |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 33750478 United States 02/05/2013 05:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: This week, I'm going to show you how to find out if you are being actively tracked online and how to block it permanently. If you haven't switched over to Firefox yet, you may want to start thinking about it. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 33746114 I don't know why anybody would even want to use a browser that is not only know to be tracking them live, but also stores those files in your computer, hides them and then locks them so that they can't be deleted by the average user. I hate Android phones because google has taken over them, I shut google book ,google music, google game and so on off but several days later they are all back on again, so I just ordered a Virgin mobile iPhone 4s. Firefox has an app for Android. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 33673429 Canada 02/05/2013 05:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: This week, I'm going to show you how to find out if you are being actively tracked online and how to block it permanently. So last week I started this thread discussing the hidden locked files on your PC called index.dat files and how to erase them for good. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 33746114 Thread: If you think that erasing your internet files with a program protects you...think again. This week, I'm going to show you how to not only find out if you are being tracked, and which companies/websites are tracking you, but also how to block them for good. First, to see if you are actually being tracked. (you are) We will go back to that other thread and download one of the index.dat viewers, specifically Index.dat viewer 3. You can download it for free from here. [link to www.softpedia.com] Once you get that installed, open it and it will automatically list every site that you have clicked on (and some that you haven't). If you followed my other thread and didn't erase them already, naughty naughty. But regardless, you will still have a few from current internet activity. What you need to do is go through that list and start picking out sites names that you know you haven't clicked on. One example may be imrworldwide.com. They are a known tracking site and sell your records to anybody who will pay for them. They also target you and do so without your permission. If you;re ok with that, this thread isn't for you. That's just one example but there may be more. If you don't recognize the url that the index.dat viewer displays, do a Google search on it. Chances are it has been discussed in length at various online forums. Ccleaner. Post locked |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 33750478 United States 02/05/2013 05:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: This week, I'm going to show you how to find out if you are being actively tracked online and how to block it permanently. So last week I started this thread discussing the hidden locked files on your PC called index.dat files and how to erase them for good. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 33746114 Thread: If you think that erasing your internet files with a program protects you...think again. This week, I'm going to show you how to not only find out if you are being tracked, and which companies/websites are tracking you, but also how to block them for good. First, to see if you are actually being tracked. (you are) We will go back to that other thread and download one of the index.dat viewers, specifically Index.dat viewer 3. You can download it for free from here. [link to www.softpedia.com] Once you get that installed, open it and it will automatically list every site that you have clicked on (and some that you haven't). If you followed my other thread and didn't erase them already, naughty naughty. But regardless, you will still have a few from current internet activity. What you need to do is go through that list and start picking out sites names that you know you haven't clicked on. One example may be imrworldwide.com. They are a known tracking site and sell your records to anybody who will pay for them. They also target you and do so without your permission. If you;re ok with that, this thread isn't for you. That's just one example but there may be more. If you don't recognize the url that the index.dat viewer displays, do a Google search on it. Chances are it has been discussed in length at various online forums. Ccleaner. Post locked Ccleaner doesn't block tracking websites. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 33412277 United States 02/05/2013 05:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: This week, I'm going to show you how to find out if you are being actively tracked online and how to block it permanently. With a Mac you also need to get rid of the Flash cookies. Go to Finder Menu>Go>Library (hold option key down if library isn't there)>Preferences>macromedia>flash player. Look in the folders and see what's there. Amazing. |
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Future Viewer User ID: 1344660 United States 02/05/2013 05:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: This week, I'm going to show you how to find out if you are being actively tracked online and how to block it permanently. So last week I started this thread discussing the hidden locked files on your PC called index.dat files and how to erase them for good. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 33746114 Thread: If you think that erasing your internet files with a program protects you...think again. This week, I'm going to show you how to not only find out if you are being tracked, and which companies/websites are tracking you, but also how to block them for good. First, to see if you are actually being tracked. (you are) We will go back to that other thread and download one of the index.dat viewers, specifically Index.dat viewer 3. You can download it for free from here. [link to www.softpedia.com] Once you get that installed, open it and it will automatically list every site that you have clicked on (and some that you haven't). If you followed my other thread and didn't erase them already, naughty naughty. But regardless, you will still have a few from current internet activity. What you need to do is go through that list and start picking out sites names that you know you haven't clicked on. One example may be imrworldwide.com. They are a known tracking site and sell your records to anybody who will pay for them. They also target you and do so without your permission. If you;re ok with that, this thread isn't for you. That's just one example but there may be more. If you don't recognize the url that the index.dat viewer displays, do a Google search on it. Chances are it has been discussed in length at various online forums. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ You can still be tracked... Let me get my 4 foot high boots for the Bullshit and horse manure that this is about... The Real "Kronos"..(1957 Movie) |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 7115732 United Kingdom 02/05/2013 05:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: This week, I'm going to show you how to find out if you are being actively tracked online and how to block it permanently. Disable Fraud and Malware Protection in Preferences/Advanced/Security (otherwise Opera software knows every site you visit) Configure your search engines so your search queries aren't redirected through Opera Software. Install the Ghostery add-on but disallow it sending statistics. That's about it really, Opera software can't track you, websites can't track you and Ghostery can't track you. But your ISP and DNS servers can still track your every moves of course. |
AwakenedDude User ID: 6598408 United States 02/05/2013 05:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: This week, I'm going to show you how to find out if you are being actively tracked online and how to block it permanently. If you haven't switched over to Firefox yet, you may want to start thinking about it. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 33746114 I don't know why anybody would even want to use a browser that is not only know to be tracking them live, but also stores those files in your computer, hides them and then locks them so that they can't be deleted by the average user. Anything for Linux users? I have zero experience with Linux. Sorry man. These plugins the OP linked to for Firefox will (should) work with Linux. Peace. |
CtYankee User ID: 30129105 United States 02/05/2013 05:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: This week, I'm going to show you how to find out if you are being actively tracked online and how to block it permanently. CtYankee "If at first you don't succeed, erase all evidence that you tried." -anonymous -Spouting a fountain of nonsense since 1972- Never met anyone important enough to lie to..... |