Clearing your cookies is not enough to protect your privacy online. New research led by Texas A&M University has found that websites are covertly using browser fingerprinting—a method to uniquely ...

When you access the internet with a standard web browser, marketers can mine your data and target you for sales. The top privacy-focused browsers help you foil their efforts with tracking protection ...

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The world of web behavioral tracking is a mess. Advertisers are eager to make it more effective, governments want to regulate it, and web users are generally horrified of its potential. But out of ...

Andre O'Connor, left, walks through setting up a Chromebook account at the Bridgeport public library main branch on Dec. 5, 2022. As a digital navigator at the library, O'Connor provides one-on-one ...

A privacy expert warns Chrome still allows browser fingerprinting and tracking, raising concerns after Google’s shift away from third-party cookie changes. Explore Get the web's best business ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about cybersecurity, surveillance and privacy. Republished on February 8th with new analysis into Google’s ...

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Learn how to update smart TV settings to stop tracking, protect privacy, disable ACR, and limit ad targeting on major brands ...