Protect Your Privacy - Opt Out
/If you're one who's decided
online privacy
is a battle not worth fighting, I say hats off to you. If you've said that, but deep down you're hoping that someone out there will find a solution, then you might want to follow
.
In
,
she was lovely enough to provide a few
Opt-Out options
for us to stop those creepy websites from tracking our every move. Thanks, again, Kate!
Source:
protectyourdreams.blogspot.ca/2014/07/protect-your-privacy-opt-out.html
Opt-Out, Step-by-Step
In summary, here are a few steps you don't want to miss from Kate's Opt-Out Article:
AddThis.com Websites:click here to òpt-out of all ad-related tracking done by websites created by this company.
Networkadvertising.org:click here to opt-out of ad-related tracking programs for up to 96 companies.
AddThis.com
lets you do to fairly easily, and should apply to all websites created by the company.
Look Closely
Networkadvertising.org
poses a bit more of a challenge, so here are some pointers. There are
three (3) columns/lists
of websites to opt-out of.
First,
all 96 companies;
second,
those companies that follow you; and
third,
those whose tracking programs you've already opted out of.
Opt-out out of the
second column
(click "select all", if you're overwhelmed), then
repeat for the first column.
To get as far as possible:
Repeat this for each browser you use (Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, etc.)
Repeat for each log-in on 'personalized' browsers such as Chrome, if applicable e.g. your Guest vs. your personal profiles.
Once you're finished, if you find that it will not let you opt-out of all 96, give it 5 minutes and try again. If that doesn't work,
.
Note:
"
Opting out does not mean you will no longer receive online advertising.
It does mean that the company or companies from which you opted out will no longer deliver ads tailored to your web preferences and usage patterns."
--
Networkadvertising.org
Food for Thought
My life is an open book, in that I'd rather not have any secrets that keep me in bondage (mentally or otherwise), however, it's not so open that I want to make stalkers and identity thieves feel welcomed. Whether concern is around:
Hackers and viruses like Heartbleed that publicize or steal password data, or
Perverts and creeps that are following you or (scarier) your kids online,
companies have proven time and again that they while they want to know intimate details about you,
they can't be trusted to keep that data safe or use it wisely.
Privacy may be "a thing of the past" for the desensitized sociopaths we've created through our corporate, short-sighted, bottom-line-focused, profit-margin-driven society, but not for me.
P.S.
If you think I'm kidding about the sociopathic stalker-types, note the
tone of the author in this article
.
Keep your heads up and your eyes open, everyone!
