{"id":58692,"date":"2025-05-21T21:02:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T21:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/0bbc7098-2cf0-4557-b694-b530cc29889e"},"modified":"2025-05-21T21:02:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T21:02:38","slug":"i-thought-my-favorite-browser-blocked-trackers-but-this-free-privacy-tool-proved-me-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/i-thought-my-favorite-browser-blocked-trackers-but-this-free-privacy-tool-proved-me-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"I thought my favorite browser blocked trackers but this free privacy tool proved me wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jack Wallen \/ Elyse Betters Picaro \/ ZDNET<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How safe is your browser<\/a>? You’re probably using Chrome, right? Or maybe you’ve migrated to Opera, Firefox, Edge, Brave, or some other browser that you believe has your back. It probably doesn’t. At least not as well as you might think.<\/p>\n

That’s why the EFF created Cover Your Tracks<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Also: I found the most private and secure way to browse the web – and it isn’t incognito mode<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

This site tests your browser to see how trackers view your browser. It’s a brilliant tool that gives you enough insight into the browser you use that you might want to think about switching or adding some plugins to strengthen the default offerings. <\/p>\n

How does Cover Your Tracks work?<\/h2>\n

The site is simple to use: <\/p>\n

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  1. Open your browser.<\/li>\n
  2. Point your browser to coveryourtracks.eff.org<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. Click Test Your Browser.<\/li>\n
  4. Wait for the results.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    As the site runs, it loads fake trackers. If your browser blocks a tracker, it passes that test and moves on to the next. The tests are: <\/p>\n