So as a follow-up to my change in attitude towards Google, I’m taking a greater interest my privacy in general. There’s a news on the Net these days of growing support for “Do Not Track” headers. I use Safari by default, and I was pleased to see that the latest versions have implemented it.
To turn it on, you need to have the “Develop” menu active in Safari (Safari → Preferences → Advanced → Show Develop menu in menu bar). The you merely need to select: Develop → Send Do Not Track HTTP Header.
I also took the time to add a couple of extensions to Safari while I was at it. Ghostery (Safari → Safari Extensions → Security) can detect and block the breadcrumbs websites use to track your usage. Finally, Incognito blocks Google, Twitter and Facebook tracking.