How do i test a website to see if it tracks me

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June 7, 2012 at 14:19:13
Specs: Macintosh , 16GB
I just wanted to reply to this question posted here about a hear ago: - but apparently that topic is too old to reply to.
The answer back then was "you cant, without visiting the website" - but, there are (free) services like privacytest.com that will do this for you.
There are also (free) plugins for your browser than can test the website for privacy/tracking/cookies, etc, but they require you visit the website first and by then it might be too late!

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#1
June 8, 2012 at 06:54:06
You could set your internet options to always prompt for cookies, and then you can decide if you want to be tracked.

:: mike


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#2
June 8, 2012 at 07:38:55
Blocking cookies is probably fine for most people, but for the superparanoid, there are still all those web-beacons, javascript trackers and other scary things - plus it's a bit of a hassle to block cookies, then have to allow cookies for those few sites that you trust, etc..

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June 8, 2012 at 11:09:11
For Google Chrome there are addons like:
Do Not Track Me Plus
ScriptNo
Edit This Cookie
Facebook Blocker
Also use DuckDuckGo search engine it does the very minimal of tracking compared to Google, etc.

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