How to Keep Track of Companies Tracking You

== How to Keep Track of Companies Tracking You == Have you ever noticed how smart the web seems to be every time you log on? Whenever you log on, the web seems to know what you are looking for before you do. This is due to companies constantly tracking your activity on the internet in attempt to personalize your browsing experience, and sell you things that you are likely to be interested in. The idea of personalizing the web for each individual user is key concept of Web 3.0 . But what if one does not want companies tracking? What if one values the idea of Data Privacy ? Luckily there are ways to go about maintaining your privacy on the internet through third party applications. One program that helps put an end to companies tracking your every move on the internet is known as  Ghostery. Ghostery is free program to download on your personal computer. It can be downloaded as an extension to all of the common web browsers, including Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Once downloaded, Ghostery allows users to display all of the different companies and websites that are tracking them whenever they browse a particular site. Users can then decide which websites they want to allow tracking them, if any at all. Another program that works similarly to Ghostery is  Disconnect.  Disconnect also allows users to see all of the websites that are tracking them. It allows users to display a visual representation of what is actually happening whenever they go to a website. It allows users to see every individual website they go to as well as all the companies that are tracking that particular website visited. Both programs are simple and free to download.