Know how to find out if you are being tracked on Internet
Have your ever noticed some commercial ads when you once click on one product on Flipkart or Amazon similar kinds of many products will be visible to your facebook page. This is due to inter connectivity between different websites. Google tracks your every move on Internet. Google earns money by doing so. Google's revenue is based on advertising. Tracking a users movement will give an idea about the interests of the user.
On the Internet allowing yourself to be tracked will not harm you. No one will be forcing you to click definitely on an ad or the right to show that ad is with in the user's hand.
But there are some malicious tracking which is dangerous as a cyber criminal tracking your moves. It can be easily done using a malware that is installed on your Computer or any other devices connected to Internet. There are some malwares which can get in to your Webcams or Recorders yo access your private information.
Cross check Your Outgoing traffic on Computer
Finding out Stealth Applications
If you find out these unnatural processes on your computer immediately SignOut from all the social media accounts you are logged in. You are easy to track down if you are logged in to social media. Because you are allowing social media to know whatever you do on Internet. If you are simply ignoring such things you are allowing your personal information to be misused by a third party. You can also use a special software that block tracking.
Incognito mode will not help, it will not completely stop showing ads. A browser add on like Hot-spot shield hides your IP address. With your IP address website could get to know your country or your registration details on the site.
Be cautious for those illegal trackers.
Have your ever noticed some commercial ads when you once click on one product on Flipkart or Amazon similar kinds of many products will be visible to your facebook page. This is due to inter connectivity between different websites. Google tracks your every move on Internet. Google earns money by doing so. Google's revenue is based on advertising. Tracking a users movement will give an idea about the interests of the user.
On the Internet allowing yourself to be tracked will not harm you. No one will be forcing you to click definitely on an ad or the right to show that ad is with in the user's hand.
But there are some malicious tracking which is dangerous as a cyber criminal tracking your moves. It can be easily done using a malware that is installed on your Computer or any other devices connected to Internet. There are some malwares which can get in to your Webcams or Recorders yo access your private information.
Cross check Your Outgoing traffic on Computer
- When you open windows you can see a start button type 'cmd' here to open your command box.
- Here you can see a black box with white text 'C:\users\username
- On the next prompt click ' netstat' and press Enter key to generate details of your outgoing data transmissions. This will give you an idea about IP addresses that your computer is sending information to.
- Copy each of those IP addresses and paste it on a web browser
- Locate where the information is being send
Finding out Stealth Applications
- Enter Alt+Ctrl+Delete button to launch your Task Manager
- Close all other programmes except one web browser you are using
- Select 'Processes' tab and select your username and check all the processes running on your computer.
- Check if there are any processes do not including your username
- This maybe a malicious software
- Clear it with uninstall window
If you find out these unnatural processes on your computer immediately SignOut from all the social media accounts you are logged in. You are easy to track down if you are logged in to social media. Because you are allowing social media to know whatever you do on Internet. If you are simply ignoring such things you are allowing your personal information to be misused by a third party. You can also use a special software that block tracking.
Incognito mode will not help, it will not completely stop showing ads. A browser add on like Hot-spot shield hides your IP address. With your IP address website could get to know your country or your registration details on the site.
Be cautious for those illegal trackers.
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