'As you surf the web, information is being collected about you. Web racking is not 100% evil- personal data can make your browsing more efficient; cookies can help your favourite websites stay in business. But, says Gary Kovacs, it's your right to know what data is being collected about you.'
Although many people think that the internet is a safe place where you can connect, share and communicate with millions of people around the world, 'the price we're being asked to pay for all of this connectedness is our privacy'.
Today the internet is not a private place - 'With every click of a mouse and every touch of the screen, we are like HAnsel and Gretel leaving breadcrumbs of our personal information everywhere we travel through the digital woods.' We tell everyone our birthdays, where we live, where we've visited, who we talk to, interests, preferences, relationships, financial histories and much more.
Collusion is an experimental browser add on that you can install of firefox browser that helps you see where your web data is going and who is tracking you.
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