I've just been trying to sort my computer out and went into the tracking listing on W10.
Apparently I have 132 cookies from Facebook - but I have never ever been a member of Facebook.
Busy cleaning up now.
Any ideas how/why this has happened?
Apparently I have 132 cookies from Facebook - but I have never ever been a member of Facebook.
Busy cleaning up now.
Any ideas how/why this has happened?
LOL, yes. Because Facebook tracks anyone it can. FB probably has a profile on you already.
I have my browser set up to dump all but a few select cookies at the end of every session. Works like a charm. I also use anti-tracking plug-ins.
I have my browser set up to dump all but a few select cookies at the end of every session. Works like a charm. I also use anti-tracking plug-ins.
TONS of places ask you to register but if not, they offer the "option" to Log In "using your Facebook or Google ID".
Even if you do not use that option, they already dropped a cookie "just in case".
Just browse the cookie list, you will find TONS of them from places you don´t recognize or even remember you visited.
Hello Pano, can you tell me what you use?
I also had some .ru cookies as well. I've been on a few .ru DIY sites tracking who's been building some of my stuff. Cant be too careful nowadays. I've got Windows firewall and I backup regularly, but ransomware scares the hell out of me.
I also had some .ru cookies as well. I've been on a few .ru DIY sites tracking who's been building some of my stuff. Cant be too careful nowadays. I've got Windows firewall and I backup regularly, but ransomware scares the hell out of me.
Free software for eliminating cookies; I use and can recommend all three of them.
ccleaner
bleachbit
clean master
And if you want to give your hard drive a firehose enema, run the option shown below. Takes about 45 minutes. It overwrites all of the unused blocks on your disk, so your "deleted" files are overwritten, and even computer forensics investigators can't recover your deleted files. On the other hand, if you store things in The Cloud then you're already screwed, privacy wise.
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ccleaner
bleachbit
clean master
And if you want to give your hard drive a firehose enema, run the option shown below. Takes about 45 minutes. It overwrites all of the unused blocks on your disk, so your "deleted" files are overwritten, and even computer forensics investigators can't recover your deleted files. On the other hand, if you store things in The Cloud then you're already screwed, privacy wise.
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Ghostery, Privacybadger, decentraleyes (that one’s for Google), Firefox’s built in tracking containers... I’m sure I have a few others running as well as a couple of ad blockers. I still get the unwanted and unnecessary cookies to various extents, but they’re at least a little bit crippled now.
Once you have the cookies, sure, CCleaner and the like are great for getting rid of them, but the more stuff you can cripple or kill while browsing, the better.
Once you have the cookies, sure, CCleaner and the like are great for getting rid of them, but the more stuff you can cripple or kill while browsing, the better.
Not only FB. The number of completely unnecessary connections asked for by other sites, notably Google is really impressive. I have a firewall that asks for confirmation of each connection request so I can deny access at will. Some pages ask for 20 or even more but once I've been there a few times and know the drill I can narrow it down to the ones that are really necessary to have the page open - usually between one and three. But I use a Mac.
On a PC , one option is to use Firefox with NoScript, Privacy Badger and HTTPS Everywhere as add-ons. NoScript takes a while to get used to but once you know how to use it it stays out of the way on most pages but tries to limit connections to those that are really needed for the page. You can easily put in rules to deny specific connections or sites.
On a PC , one option is to use Firefox with NoScript, Privacy Badger and HTTPS Everywhere as add-ons. NoScript takes a while to get used to but once you know how to use it it stays out of the way on most pages but tries to limit connections to those that are really needed for the page. You can easily put in rules to deny specific connections or sites.
I use ccleaner often to clean out cookies and other junk.
I do keep some that I want (shifted over to the "save" pile)
But I don't do Cloud storage, screw that.
My most important stuff is stored on my "D" drive, flash drive or CD roms.
And I keep backups.
Firefox now has a native option to deny access to non-HTTPS sites. No need for HTTPS Everywhere on newer versions. You do have to enable it, but it’s cleaner than the add on was.
All good choices. Also uBlock. My Firefox is set up to dump cookies each session. I made a white list of a few sites that I want to keep cookies so that they stay from session to session. This is one of those sites. I use Facebook but have specific blocker and containers for it. It does help.
You'll never stop all tracking, but you can block and delete a vast amount by using the things listed above.
I'm a bit perplexed as to how to go about that, the menus are a bit confusing.
Can you give me a quick course or a screenshot?
As much as all I know about computers, there's some things that are confusing to me.
>You can easily put in rules to deny specific connections or sites.
Gosh those trolls sure cause a lot of extra configuration and maintenance work.
I'm thankful my laptop PC still "allows" me to boot from a USB stick. It's easy to make a "throwaway" USB stick with a linux system on it, for when I might go digging around in places I for sure dont want to expose my Windows system to.
That and a VPN to (hopefully) keep my ISP's nose out of my own business... God help you if you're merely curious about something in the sea_of_robotic_salesman that is the internet these days. "He looked at a [Subaru anti-sway bar]! Get him! Pin him down and bombard until purchase verified. Then he'll need [bushings]..."
Gosh those trolls sure cause a lot of extra configuration and maintenance work.
I'm thankful my laptop PC still "allows" me to boot from a USB stick. It's easy to make a "throwaway" USB stick with a linux system on it, for when I might go digging around in places I for sure dont want to expose my Windows system to.
That and a VPN to (hopefully) keep my ISP's nose out of my own business... God help you if you're merely curious about something in the sea_of_robotic_salesman that is the internet these days. "He looked at a [Subaru anti-sway bar]! Get him! Pin him down and bombard until purchase verified. Then he'll need [bushings]..."
You can access site storage settings in your Firefox Settings as follows:
- Click the menu button and select Settings.
- Select the Privacy & Security panel and go to the Cookies and Site Data section.
apparently having a russian language keyboard/codepages on your pc turns off some of the ransomware!
Beware of everything: even CCleaner and other similar softs can act as transmission agents for malware:
What is CCleaner Malware and How to Remove It? | Kaspersky
What is CCleaner Malware and How to Remove It? | Kaspersky
Kaspersky is Russian software, enough said.
Kaspersky bans and allegations of Russian government ties - Wikipedia
Kaspersky bans and allegations of Russian government ties - Wikipedia
