2. Browsers: Putting You In Control

In part 2, we are learning how to control what trackers can and can’t do on our browsers.

As we discussed before, there are adverts and trackers on websites that allow the website’s owners to make money from you being there or signed up to the free service. A free service is something such as Gmail. 

Gmail offers you a free email service as well as access to a whole bag full of extras such as Photo storage, Google Drive, Docs, Slides, Drawings, Sheets, YouTube, a website hosting service and all the services that come with mobile such as Android. Android is free to use too so there are all the trackers that are on there as well that are built into the phone themselves.

Chrome is the main browser on your phone. The difference is, on a phone the browser is a different type of app as it builds in a thing called ‘Telemetry’. Telemetry is a way of the phone itself speaking to the app though all the sensors that are connected to it on the inside. For example, when you pick your phone up it will automatically know it’s moving and, in that way it will automatically turn on ready for use.

Taking Control of the Web

1. Install Mozilla Firefox.

Go here and download. Make sure you are downloading for your operating system: Mac or Windows.

2. Install.

Open up Firefox. what does it look like? You can change the way it looks and behaves.

3. Go to addons.mozilla.org

Search for these add-ons:

Ublock Origin - Go Here

Ghostery - Go Here

Adblocker Ultimate - Go Here

Privacy badger - Go Here

Cookie Auto Delete - Go Here

Https Everywhere - Go Here

Most importantly: No Script Security Suite - Go Here

How to install:

Search in the box on the top right.

Hit 'Add To Firefox'

Add...

Pop on over to YouTube.com to see if it works.

Next, we're going to test these out and make sure they all work and block all the hidden things on  web pages that we can't see but follow us around the internet.

Go to part 3