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A REAL-TIME WEBSITE PRIVACY INSPECTOR

BY SURYA MATTU

Who is peeking over your shoulder while you work, watch videos, learn, explore,
and shop on the internet? Enter the address of any website, and Blacklight will
scan it and reveal the specific user-tracking technologies on the site—and who’s
getting your data. You may be surprised at what you learn.

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 * AD TRACKERS
   
   Is this website sending data about users to advertising companies?


 * THIRD-PARTY COOKIES
   
   Is this website using cookies that track users around the web?


 * TRACKING THAT EVADES COOKIE BLOCKERS
   
   Is this website invisibly identifying your browser?


 * SESSION-MONITORING SCRIPTS
   
   Blacklight looks for scripts that record how a user interacts with a page.


 * KEYSTROKE CAPTURING
   
   Is this website logging text typed by users, before they hit submit?


 * FACEBOOK
   
   Is this website sending data about users to Facebook?


 * GOOGLE ANALYTICS
   
   Is this website sending data to Google so it can advertise to its visitors?




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THE HIGH PRIVACY COST OF A ‘FREE’ WEBSITE

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September 22, 2020 08:00 ET

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HOW WE BUILT A REAL-TIME PRIVACY INSPECTOR

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September 22, 2020 08:00 ET

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