Do internet service providers monitor my browsing data?
You may find this article of some interest regarding your tracks online. It came from a Readers Digest article Your Tracks Online Just as your computer’s browser maintains a history of the websites you visit, your Internet service provider (ISP) may keep an electronic log of the ones you peruse. Until recently, this was all just worthless data. But now some ISPs are considering selling these lists to companies that analyze them and then send targeted ads back to you. If you’re bothered by this, there are three things you can do: • Go to vancouver.cs.washington.edu and let the site automatically check whether your ISP is using monitoring devices. • Since this check is not comprehensive, call your ISP and ask if it’s contemplating selling browsing data; if so, object. • Download a free software program called Tor from torproject.org, which will help block those prying ISP eyes. Similarly, when you type a phrase into a search engine, you’re broadcasting your interests and personal informa
