Even in case you spend rather a lot of time on the web, chances are you’ll not give a lot thought to your browser. Once you discover one you want (most likely Google Chrome, in case you’re something like the opposite 3 billion individuals who use it), likelihood is it simply fades into the background whilst you do your scrolling. But behind the scenes, browsers deal with rather a lot of info, particularly in relation to gathering all of your candy, candy information.
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This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED senior author Matt Burgess joins us to speak in regards to the darkish aspect of browsers, and how you can go about blocking adverts and controlling your information on-line.
Show Notes
Read Matt’s story about DuckDuckGo’s desktop browser. Listen to the WIRED podcast here. Here’s the EFF’s HTTPS Everywhere browser extension. For ad-blocking, take a look at Ghostery. Read Lauren’s story about how web sites tracked her after she called off her wedding.
Recommendations
Matt recommends the memoir A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter, and in addition pomegranate seeds. Mike recommends giving money at weddings as an alternative of shopping for one thing off the registry. Lauren recommends Apple TV+, notably for exhibits like Severance, WeCrashed, and The Morning Show.
Matt Burgess may be discovered on Twitter @mattburgess1. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the principle hotline at @GadgetLab. The present is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our theme music is by Solar Keys.
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