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Just Delete Me – http://justdelete.me | =Just Delete Me – http://justdelete.me= | ||
*Just Delete Me is a Chrome browser extension as well as a website that helps you to delete your account from web services. | *Just Delete Me is a Chrome browser extension as well as a website that helps you to delete your account from web services. | ||
** Applicable Traces: Facebook Likes, Messages, Posts & Follows/Followers; G+ Posts, Google Calendar, Google Maps you've created, Google Groups; Tweet Posts, Twitter Lists. | ** Applicable Traces: Facebook Likes, Messages, Posts & Follows/Followers; G+ Posts, Google Calendar, Google Maps you've created, Google Groups; Tweet Posts, Twitter Lists. | ||
** Sources of Trace: Facebook, Google, Twitter | ** Sources of Trace: Facebook, Google, Twitter | ||
Beef Taco – http://jmhobbs.github.com/beef-taco/ | =Beef Taco – http://jmhobbs.github.com/beef-taco/= | ||
*Beef Taco is a Mozilla Firefox add-on that sets permanent opt-out cookies to stop behavioral advertising for 100+ different advertising networks. | *Beef Taco is a Mozilla Firefox add-on that sets permanent opt-out cookies to stop behavioral advertising for 100+ different advertising networks. | ||
**Applicable Traces: All of your online behaviors exhibited through web browsing and comms. | **Applicable Traces: All of your online behaviors exhibited through web browsing and comms. | ||
**Sources of Trace: Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, and many more. | **Sources of Trace: Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, and many more. | ||
ShareMeNot – http://sharemenot.cs.washington.edu/ | =ShareMeNot – http://sharemenot.cs.washington.edu/= | ||
*ShareMeNot is a browser extension that allows you to prevent third-party buttons (such as Facebook's "Like" or Twitter's "tweet" button) embedded by sites across the internet from tracking you until you actually click on them. | *ShareMeNot is a browser extension that allows you to prevent third-party buttons (such as Facebook's "Like" or Twitter's "tweet" button) embedded by sites across the internet from tracking you until you actually click on them. | ||
**Applicable Traces: Facebook Likes; G+ Posts; Tweets | **Applicable Traces: Facebook Likes; G+ Posts; Tweets | ||
**Sources of Trace: Facebook, Google Services, Twitter | **Sources of Trace: Facebook, Google Services, Twitter | ||
Image MetaData Stripper – http://codewelt.com/stripper | =Image MetaData Stripper – http://codewelt.com/stripper= | ||
*Image MetaData Stripper is a tool that allows you to delete additional information, also called meta data, hidden in picture files such as date and location of where the picture was taken or which camera you used. | *Image MetaData Stripper is a tool that allows you to delete additional information, also called meta data, hidden in picture files such as date and location of where the picture was taken or which camera you used. | ||
**Applicable Traces: Geolocation, photos | **Applicable Traces: Geolocation, photos | ||
**Sources of Trace: Mobile phones and Windows or Mac Operating Systems | **Sources of Trace: Mobile phones and Windows or Mac Operating Systems | ||
Better Privacy – http://nc.ddns.us/BetterPrivacy/BetterPrivacy.htm | =Better Privacy – http://nc.ddns.us/BetterPrivacy/BetterPrivacy.htm= | ||
*Better Privacy is a Firefox Addon that allows you to delete otherwise undeletable longterm cookies, also called LSO Flash Objects, or Super-Cookies. | *Better Privacy is a Firefox Addon that allows you to delete otherwise undeletable longterm cookies, also called LSO Flash Objects, or Super-Cookies. | ||
**Applicable Traces: Facebook Wall Posts | **Applicable Traces: Facebook Wall Posts | ||
**Sources of Trace: Facebook; Google Services | **Sources of Trace: Facebook; Google Services | ||
Please don't stalk me – http://www.pleasedontstalkme.com/ | =Please don't stalk me – http://www.pleasedontstalkme.com/= | ||
*'Please don't stalk me' is a Twitter app that let's you choose the location for each of your tweets even if you are somewhere else. | *'Please don't stalk me' is a Twitter app that let's you choose the location for each of your tweets even if you are somewhere else. | ||
**Applicable Traces: Location | **Applicable Traces: Location | ||
**Sources of Trace: Twitter | **Sources of Trace: Twitter | ||
Adblock Plus – http://adblockplus.org/ | =Adblock Plus – http://adblockplus.org/= | ||
*Adblock Plus (ABP) is a browser extension for Firefox and Chrome browsers that allows you to prevent page elements, such as advertisements, from being downloaded and displayed. | *Adblock Plus (ABP) is a browser extension for Firefox and Chrome browsers that allows you to prevent page elements, such as advertisements, from being downloaded and displayed. | ||
**Applicable Traces: Facebook Likes | **Applicable Traces: Facebook Likes | ||
**Sources of Trace: Facebook; Google Services | **Sources of Trace: Facebook; Google Services | ||
Click&Clean – http://www.hotcleaner.com/ | =Click&Clean – http://www.hotcleaner.com/= | ||
*Click&Clean is a Firefox extension, which helps you to clear your internet history and protect your privacy in 1-click without any prompts. | *Click&Clean is a Firefox extension, which helps you to clear your internet history and protect your privacy in 1-click without any prompts. | ||
**Applicable Traces: Browser History | **Applicable Traces: Browser History | ||
NoScript – http://noscript.net/ | =NoScript – http://noscript.net/= | ||
*The NoScript Firefox add-on blocks scripts from running in your browser which protects you from possibly malicious software on your device. | *The NoScript Firefox add-on blocks scripts from running in your browser which protects you from possibly malicious software on your device. | ||
**Sources of Trace: Facebook; Google Services | **Sources of Trace: Facebook; Google Services | ||
Tor Browser Bundle – http://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en | =Tor Browser Bundle – http://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en= | ||
*Tor is a tool that protects your internet communication against censorship and surveillance. It prevents others from learning what sites you visit and prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical location. It also enables you to access sites which are blocked. | *Tor is a tool that protects your internet communication against censorship and surveillance. It prevents others from learning what sites you visit and prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical location. It also enables you to access sites which are blocked. | ||
**Applicable Traces: Application access logs; Device Name logs on router; Internet Service | **Applicable Traces: Application access logs; Device Name logs on router; Internet Service | ||
**Access Logs; ISP services; Logs; My Google search results; Operating system registration; Operating system version number | **Access Logs; ISP services; Logs; My Google search results; Operating system registration; Operating system version number | ||
HTTPS Everywhere – http://www.eff.org/https-everywhere/ | =HTTPS Everywhere – http://www.eff.org/https-everywhere/= | ||
*HTTPS everywhere is a browser add-on that encrypts your browser communication with all websites that support https encryption. | *HTTPS everywhere is a browser add-on that encrypts your browser communication with all websites that support https encryption. | ||
**Applicable Traces: Email Address; Credit Card Info; Contents of websites accessed and information sent to websites you visit | **Applicable Traces: Email Address; Credit Card Info; Contents of websites accessed and information sent to websites you visit | ||
Web 2.0 Suicide Machine – http://suicidemachine.org/ | =Web 2.0 Suicide Machine – http://suicidemachine.org/= | ||
*The Web 2.0 Suicide Machine is a service that takes care of permanently signing you out of Twitter, Myspace and LinkedIn. Instead of deleting the accounts it changes your password and profile pictures, removes private content and friend relationships. | *The Web 2.0 Suicide Machine is a service that takes care of permanently signing you out of Twitter, Myspace and LinkedIn. Instead of deleting the accounts it changes your password and profile pictures, removes private content and friend relationships. | ||
**Applicable Traces: Followers, Following, Tweets & Retweets | **Applicable Traces: Followers, Following, Tweets & Retweets | ||
**Sources of Trace: Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn | **Sources of Trace: Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn | ||
Duck Duck Go – http://duckduckgo.com | =Duck Duck Go – http://duckduckgo.com= | ||
*Duck Duck Go is a search engine that protects your privacy by not recording user information. | *Duck Duck Go is a search engine that protects your privacy by not recording user information. | ||
**Applicable Traces: Address; Browser History; Browser Identification; Computer ID number; Facebook Likes; Language; Location; Logs; My Google search results; Operating system version number | **Applicable Traces: Address; Browser History; Browser Identification; Computer ID number; Facebook Likes; Language; Location; Logs; My Google search results; Operating system version number | ||
PhotoME – http://www.photome.de/home_en.htm | =PhotoME – http://www.photome.de/home_en.htm= | ||
*PhotoME is a tool that allows you to display, edit and remove invisible additional information (metadata) of pictures and other image files. | *PhotoME is a tool that allows you to display, edit and remove invisible additional information (metadata) of pictures and other image files. | ||
**Applicable Traces: My photos | **Applicable Traces: My photos | ||
Technitium MAC Address Changer – http://www.technitium.com/tmac/index.html | =Technitium MAC Address Changer – http://www.technitium.com/tmac/index.html= | ||
*The MAC Address Changer helps you change the MAC address of your computer. The MAC address is a unique number, sometimes also called hardware address, that identifies your device in a network. | *The MAC Address Changer helps you change the MAC address of your computer. The MAC address is a unique number, sometimes also called hardware address, that identifies your device in a network. | ||
**Applicable Traces: Logs; MAC Address | **Applicable Traces: Logs; MAC Address | ||
**Sources of Trace: My computer | **Sources of Trace: My computer | ||
The Priv3 Firefox Extension – http://priv3.icsi.berkeley.edu/ | =The Priv3 Firefox Extension – http://priv3.icsi.berkeley.edu/= | ||
*The Priv3 Firefox extension stops social networking sites from tracking your online behaviour when you are logged in. | *The Priv3 Firefox extension stops social networking sites from tracking your online behaviour when you are logged in. | ||
**Sources of Trace: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn | **Sources of Trace: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn | ||