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But you knew that right? "Your 'Anonymous' Browsing Data Isn't Actually Anonymous"



On Fri, Aug 04, 2017 at 08:48:11AM -0700, Razer wrote:
> > To answer this question, Eckert had her colleague delete one browser
> > plugin every hour until he disappeared from the live data. On the
> > seventh plugin, he disappeared. This suggested that the plugin
> > collecting and selling his browser data was, ironically enough, called
> > Web of Trust, which offers "free tools for safe search and web browsing."
> >
> https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/gygx7y/your-anonymous-browsing-data-isnt-actually-anonymous

With at least 7 plugins of this kind the lusers have bigger problems
than just passive browsing history.

btw, the history in the image appears entirely of porn to me.