12. Cookie blocking can affect the way some websites function. It you aren’t happy
with the changes you’ve made, you can always select “Default” to return to the
original settings.
13. There are additional tools you can use to protect your
privacy online.
• Adblock Plus (special IE version) blocks the display of ads and stops social
networking sites from transmitting data about you after you leave those
sites, even if the page you visit has a social plugin on it.
• Do Not Track Plus is the Do Not Track app that sends a request to websites
not to track you, with a “plus” of also stopping third-party data exchanges.
So, when you visit a site with Facebook, Twitter and Google+ buttons on it,
no information will be exchanged with those third parties unless you choose
to click on those buttons.
• Ghostery blocks the invisible tracking cookies and plug-ins on many web
sites, shows it all to you, and then gives you the choice whether you want to
block them one-by-one, or all together.
14. Finally, if you aren’t sure whether to accept cookies from a
website, read their privacy policy and find out what they do
with the information they gather from users!
