跟踪器会在网上跟踪您并收集您的数据。 这是预防方法。

The Cambridge Analytica scandal made the greater public consciousness of how data-collecting companies are using social networks to track people around the internet and use their data for malicious purposes. Yet, a common misconception is that a company like Facebook only gathers data about its users while on one of their platforms. Not so. Large companies like Google, Oracle, Facebook, Amazon, Bing, and more track users around the web, in order for them to provide targeted advertisements.

吨他剑桥的analytica丑闻由数据收集公司是如何使用社交网络来跟踪在互联网的人，用他们的数据用于恶意目的的更大的公众意识。 然而，一个普遍的误解是，像Facebook这样的公司仅在其平台之一上收集有关其用户的数据。 不是这样 诸如Google，Oracle，Facebook，Amazon，Bing之类的大公司以及更多公司会在网络上跟踪用户，以便他们提供有针对性的广告。

A simple visit to cnn.com and some 50+ trackers and advertisers collects data on you, happy to send the information back to their mother base. Google, Adobe, AppNexus, Nativo, Outbrain, Quantcast, and Salesforce are some of the companies who identify you when you visit this website. Naturally, this is not unique to CNN. Visit NBC or ABC, and some 20+ trackers will happily follow you around.

只需访问cnn.com以及大约50多个跟踪器和广告商，就可以收集有关您的数据，很高兴将信息发送回其母公司。 Google，Adobe，AppNexus，Nativo，Outbrain，Quantcast和Salesforce是在您访问本网站时识别您身份的一些公司。 自然，这并非CNN所独有。 访问NBC或ABC ，大约有20多个跟踪器将很高兴地跟随您。

While you may be already aware of these companies tracking you, you may be unaware of how you can prevent them from doing so. Here are three free and easy ways you can stop trackers.

尽管您可能已经知道这些公司在跟踪您，但您可能不知道如何阻止他们这样做。 您可以通过以下三种免费便捷的方式停止跟踪器。

Big fan of Firefox or Chrome? Worry not. You can prevent trackers in these browsers with ease. Personally, I use the DuckDuckGo browser extension in these browsers. It’s available in the add-on/app store of both browsers.

Firefox或Chrome的忠实粉丝？ 不用担心 您可以轻松阻止这些浏览器中的跟踪器。 我个人在这些浏览器中使用DuckDuckGo浏览器扩展。 两种浏览器的插件/应用商店中都可以使用它。

When you install the extension into your browser, a small icon will appear in the upper right corner. This icon indicates the estimated privacy level of the website. The add-on blocks all malicious trackers.

将扩展程序安装到浏览器中时，右上角会出现一个小图标。 此图标表示网站的估计隐私级别。 该插件阻止了所有恶意跟踪程序。

Founded in 2015 by JavaScript inventor and former Mozilla (Firefox) CEO Brendan Eich, Brave is a web browser that automatically blocks all trackers. I’ve been using it myself as my primary browser on mobile since its first release in 2016, and I occasionally use it on desktop as well.

Brave由JavaScript发明家和前Mozilla(Firefox)首席执行官Brendan Eich于2015年创立，是一款自动阻止所有跟踪器的网络浏览器。 自2016年首次发布以来，我就一直将其用作移动设备上的主要浏览器，偶尔也可以在台式机上使用它。

It’s a very competent browser that requires no additional extensions to thwart stalkers.

这是一个非常强大的浏览器，不需要额外的扩展来阻止潜行者。

Obviously, if you want to not only stop trackers from bothering you but require an additional level of privacy, Tor is the way to go. This is the web browser that everyone serious about internet privacy uses, but unlike the two previous methods, it does come with downsides. While the DuckDuckGo extension and the Brave web browser make your surfing experience faster by blocking bandwidth-abusing trackers, Tor does make your experience a bit slower as it routes you through different servers.

显然，如果您不仅想阻止跟踪者打扰您，而且还需要更高级别的隐私，那么Tor是您的最佳选择。 这是每个人都认真对待互联网隐私的Web浏览器，但是与前两种方法不同，它确实具有缺点。 DuckDuckGo扩展程序和Brave Web浏览器通过阻止滥用带宽的跟踪器使您的冲浪体验更快 ，而Tor在通过不同的服务器路由时确实使您的体验变慢了 。

The website of choice for whistleblowers, Tor offers perhaps the highest level of anonymity that free software can offer. Make no mistake: Tor does not provide absolute anonymity — but it’s incredibly competent considering the fact that you pay nothing for using it.

Tor是举报者的首选网站，也许提供了免费软件可以提供的最高匿名级别。 没错：Tor不会提供绝对的匿名性-但考虑到您无需为使用它而付出任何代价，它的能力令人难以置信。

Tor is an overkill for most users who could simply use Brave instead, but if you want to make companies seize tracking you completely, it’s the best choice you have without paying for a VPN.

对于大多数可以简单地使用Brave代替的用户来说，Tor实在是太过分了，但是如果您想让公司抓住完全对您的跟踪，这是不需付费即可使用VPN的最佳选择。