Peaches Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 June 16, 2010Firefox add-on stops advertising cookiesPrivacy add-ons merged to create powerful tool A browser extension for Firefox has been combined with a set of privacy applications that give users more control over how their personal information is shared online. The extension is the Targeted Advertising Cookie Opt-Out or TACO, developed by Christopher Soghoian. TACO is aimed at stopping online advertising networks from setting cookies, or small data files, on a person's computer that record information about their web surfing, which can the be used to serve targeted advertisements. The latest 3.0 version of TACO can now block a total of 95 advertising networks. It also shows more granular detail on what tracking systems websites are using and displays them in a console when a person visits a new webpage. Further controls allow people to block particular tracking systems while allowing others. TACO 3.0 can also show if the site has had a recent data breach. Check out more details here: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/securityadvisor/news/index.cfm?newsid=3227062&sa Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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