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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Maxfli, post: 5141669, member: 69089&quot;]They could be, Randy. User data is a valuable commodity that many site owners can&#039;t resist cashing in on.</p><p><br /></p><p>But even if a site doesn&#039;t sell your data, there are still these nasty little things called trackers that collect information about your internet habits, and they seem to be everywhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>On my MacBook, the latest version of Safari blocks trackers. Here&#039;s what it told me a moment ago:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/bKYQqmf.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>How these things work is far beyond my pay grade, but it wouldn&#039;t surprise me if they have the ability to harvest email addresses.</p><p><br /></p><p>For those not similarly equipped, there&#039;s a free app called <a href="https://www.ghostery.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ghostery.com" rel="nofollow">Ghostery</a> that works the same as my Safari browser at blocking trackers.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know how any of this translates to smart phones. I rarely access web sites on my phone for the same reason I don&#039;t watch movies on my phone...too small and aggravating.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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