Tracking
Tracking
Behavioral data collection for profiling and attribution.
Definition
Tracking involves collecting identifiers and event telemetry across contexts to attribute actions to users/devices and build profiles for targeting, measurement, or risk scoring.
Why this matters
Why it matters: It increases re-identification risk and enables cross-context surveillance and behavioral manipulation.
Example
Example: Third-party trackers correlate page views, device signals, and ad IDs across sites.
Apps Using Tracking
Examples of apps that implement or relate to this privacy concept
DuckDuckGo
Privacy Score: 78DuckDuckGo offers a privacy-conscious alternative in the search engine space, with a stronger foc...
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IVPN
Privacy Score: 91IVPN offers a privacy-conscious alternative in the vpn space, with a stronger focus on data prote...
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Brave Browser
Privacy Score: 71Brave is a Chromium fork that reduces third‑party tracking with built-in blocking, storage isolat...
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Mull
Privacy Score: 80Mull offers a privacy-conscious alternative in the browser space, with a stronger focus on data p...
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Proton Mail
Privacy Score: 88Proton Mail offers a privacy-conscious alternative in the email space, with a stronger focus on d...
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Ungoogled Chromium
Privacy Score: 76A patched Chromium build that removes Google endpoints and services, reducing vendor telemetry bu...
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