Firefox Explains: What's a Tracker?
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0:00 - 0:02Ever wonder why it feels like the ads
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0:02 - 0:04Online know you a little too well?
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0:05 - 0:06It's because they do.
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0:06 - 0:08You're being watched.
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0:08 - 0:11But how? And more importantly, why?
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0:11 - 0:13It's called "tracking".
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0:13 - 0:14Trackers follow you around the web,
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0:14 - 0:16collecting information
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0:16 - 0:18to sell to advertisers
who want to target you. -
0:18 - 0:20Trackers from over 1,000 companies
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0:20 - 0:22live everywhere online.
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0:22 - 0:23They embed code
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0:23 - 0:24into your browser
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0:24 - 0:25to remember things
about you later. -
0:26 - 0:28Some help sites remember your password
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0:28 - 0:30or keep your shopping cart intact.
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0:31 - 0:32But some like cross site trackers
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0:32 - 0:34invite other companies to follow you
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0:34 - 0:35from site to site
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0:35 - 0:37collecting personal information
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0:37 - 0:39that be like thousands of strangers
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0:39 - 0:41following your every move in real life
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0:41 - 0:44no thanks no one should profit off your
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0:44 - 0:46personal information without consent
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0:46 - 0:49firefox blocks this cross site tracking
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0:49 - 0:52cookies by default in fact we block over
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0:52 - 0:5610 billion trackers every day to see how
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0:56 - 0:57many trackers were blocking for you on
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0:57 - 0:59any given day you can check out your
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0:59 - 1:01protection report take control of your
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1:01 - 1:04privacy today at Firefox.com/privacy
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1:04 - 1:07[Music]
- Title:
- Firefox Explains: What's a Tracker?
- Description:
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Online trackers know a TON about you, because they are everywhere online, collecting your personal information and selling it for a profit — without your consent.
Every day, every minute, every site you visit.
Firefox breaks down what trackers are and why should care about them.
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- English
- Duration:
- 01:11
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