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10-26-2013, 01:01 AM
By Daniel Cooper posted Oct 25th, 2013
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source (http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/25/mozilla-lightbeam/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000589)
If someone screams "they're watching you!" into your face, then you're either starring in a horror movie or living in these surveillance-conscious (http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/29/washington-post-reveals-new-prism-slides-offers-greater-clarity/) times. Still, if it's the latter, at least now you can put a name to the faceless entities observing your every move. Mozilla (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Mozilla/) has released Lightbeam, a Firefox (http://www.engadget.com/tag/firefox/)plugin that visualizes which sites are tracking your browsing history and how those sites are connected. Based on the experimental Collusion add-on, the software will even show you which third-party tools and personalization trackers are watching you from afar. All you need to do to get learning is download the feature from the source -- just remember to pull your best Enemy of the State face when you see the tangled web that just a few minutes of browsing will weave.
source (http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/25/mozilla-lightbeam/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000589)