100+ Trackers Are Watching You Right Now (Here's How to Stop Them)

Name: 100+ Trackers Are Watching You Right Now (Here's How to Stop Them)
Uploaded: 2026-02-21T18:57:58+00:00
Duration: 9 min 58 s
Channel: Techlore
Description: You may think you're just being tracked by a handful of companies, but the reality is your data is sent to countless different trackers before you can finish reading a news headline. This video breaks...

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You may think you're just being tracked by a handful of companies, but the reality is your data is sent to countless different trackers before you can finish reading a news headline. This video breaks down three layers of protection to keep yourself safe online.

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📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO
• Ghostery (extension): https://links.nexus.techlore.tech/ghostery
• WhoTracksMe database: https://links.nexus.techlore.tech/whotracksme
• uBlock Origin (extension): https://ublockorigin.com
• AdGuard (extension): https://adguard.com/en/adguard-browser-extension/overview.html
• Brave Browser: https://brave.com
• DuckDuckGo Browser: https://duckduckgo.com/app
• Firefox (desktop): https://www.firefox.com
• Firefox Focus (mobile): https://www.firefox.com/en-US/browsers/mobile/focus
• Mullvad Browser: https://mullvad.net/en/browser
• Tor Browser: https://www.torproject.org/download
• AdGuard (mobile & desktop): https://adguard.com/en/welcome.html
• ControlD: https://controld.com
• NextDNS: https://nextdns.io
• Safing's Portmaster: https://safing.io
• LuLu: https://objective-see.org/products/lulu.html
• Little Snitch: https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 THE TRACKING PROBLEM
00:31 CONSEQUENCES OF TRACKING
01:17 LAYER 1: BROWSER EXTENSIONS
02:09 CHOOSING AN EXTENSION
02:53 LAYER 2: PRIVACY-FOCUSED BROWSERS
04:17 CHOOSING A BROWSER
05:05 LAYER 3: WHY YOUR BROWSER ISN'T ENOUGH
05:34 DNS FILTERING
07:16 NETWORK-LEVEL PROTECTION
07:41 LOCAL FIREWALLS
08:06 DEVICE OPT-OUTS
08:31 COMBINING EVERYTHING
09:12 OUTRO & TAKEAWAYS

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