Privacy Tools

There are several tools available to most users that decrease the amount of private data they share with others. Most tools such as anti-viruses are useful in keeping out private data from those with malicious intent. But for these worried about what kind of data they are giving over to companies such as Facebook or Google there are several tools on hand that help mitigate how much those companies track. Tools is Ghostery, Disconnect , as well ad-blockers such as uBlock Origin help as these tools give user control on what tracking technologies they want companies to use on them. ,, . For those in real need of privacy, (or simply paranoid) NoScript and ScriptSafe are extremely powerful script blocking tools that not only block tracking software but also software involved in a website's functionality so use with caution.