January 02, 2023

How to Stop Online Tracking: 3 New Ways

7 minutes

In this episode host Tom Eston discusses one of the biggest privacy concerns people have today, online tracking by companies and advertisers. Tom will cover the following topics, tips, and new techniques to help you stop being tracked:

Why should we be concerned about online tracking?

How to enable and configure the privacy settings in your web browser

How your smartphone has privacy settings to block online tracking

Using a privacy focused search engine

** Links mentioned on the show *

Apple’s Stunning iOS 14 Privacy Move: A Game-Changer For All iPhone Users

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2021/01/31/apples-stunning-ios-14-privacy-move-a-game-changer-for-all-iphone-users/?sh=5fd623b47e8d

How to Disable Ad ID Tracking on iOS and Android, and Why You Should Do It Now

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/05/how-disable-ad-id-tracking-ios-and-android-and-why-you-should-do-it-now

What is App Tracking Transparency and how do you block app tracking?

https://www.macworld.com/article/344420/app-tracking-transparency-privacy-ad-tracking-iphone-ipad-how-to-change-settings.html

My Google Activity Settings

https://myactivity.google.com/

StartPage Private Search

https://www.startpage.com/

** Watch this episode on YouTube **

https://youtu.be/EoITB1oZ114

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