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| Who's tracking you?; A Firefox APP | |
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| Topic Started: Oct 26 2013, 04:08 AM (75 Views) | |
| wildie | Oct 26 2013, 04:08 AM Post #1 |
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|Want to know who is keeping tabs on you, so that they can target advertising? There's an add-on for Firefox that can keep you informed! http://www.zdnet.com/want-to-know-whos-spying-on-you-online-theres-an-app-for-that-7000022447/?s_cid=e539&ttag=e539 |
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| Darcie | Oct 26 2013, 04:10 AM Post #2 |
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I need that, just for fun. |
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| wildie | Oct 26 2013, 04:52 PM Post #3 |
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I just installed it! It requires your Firefox version to be version 24, so you will have to upgrade to use this. Here's a link to the download site! https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/lightbeam/ |
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| Trotsky | Oct 27 2013, 02:38 AM Post #4 |
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Big City Boy
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I'd love to see the 20,000 that are tracking me, but loading Firefox is not something I want to do, for me keeping things simple is what I like.. But I have a sneaking hunch that FF was preloaded...maybe I'll check. I seem to remember when I got the computer it asked me which I wanted to use as my default browser and I chose IE. I sure wish I could delete some cookies to stop these goddamned ads, ESPECIALLY after I have already bought the product. I'm being chased by CD racks, air conditioners, toilet seats, garcinia cambogia, vitamins, bathing suits, blenders, and every show on Broadway. Edited by Trotsky, Oct 27 2013, 02:42 AM.
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| wildie | Oct 27 2013, 06:46 AM Post #5 |
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I have Lightbeam installed on my Firefox browser. Its toggled off and on from the TOOLs menu. I have yet to see any sign of being watched? Whats wrong with the CIA, NSA or even CSIS? Don't I count for anything? |
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| Darcie | Oct 27 2013, 07:16 AM Post #6 |
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Skeptic
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Speaking of tracking, I found it fun to be able to track Sarah & Matt's flight, is the internet not fun? http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL803 Didn't realize that it was shorter to go over the northern part of the planet than to fly over the Pacific. Live and learn. |
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| Dana | Oct 27 2013, 11:29 AM Post #7 |
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WWS Hummingbird Guru & Wildlife photographer extrordinaire
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Someone here at WWS once mentioned ad blocking while using Firefox. I looked into it and have not seen one ad since! Thanks to whomever made that mention as it has spared me from any more gov't ads as well. It is tiresome when they are in 24/7/365 campaign mode. |
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| friendshipgal | Oct 27 2013, 12:46 PM Post #8 |
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Guess everyone wants their own Trudashians
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Is that similar to Ghostery? Today it found 7 trackers on WWS, some sites have over 40. |
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