Prevention

Overview
There are different software and steps individuals can take to prevent data tracking and privacy. There are add-ons to browsers that can help users protect themselves from tracking and privacy. Other than downloadable software, there are steps a user can take on their iPhone or other smartphone to decrease the rate of tracking. There are other measures to prevent data tracking and privacy as well. Data Privacy Day is held every year on January 28th. It's goal is to raise awareness and educate consumers on how their personal information may be collected. This sites the negatives and positives of sharing personal data online. [3]

This is a software that is an add-on to a browser. The program is the web's largest and most comprehensive, user-friendly privacy tool with over 20 million users. It is also available as an application on an. The application also keeps users knowledgeable of hackers and how they hack when a user browsers the internet.

This application is free and available at ghostery.com. [1]

Location Services
Location services on a computer, smartphone, or tablet make it easy to broadcast an individual's location. Certain appliactions make it seem necessary to keep location services on in order to run correctly. Turning certain location services off will help users stay protected from others obtaining their private information.

A woman filed a {@NewWindowLink: wikipedia:Class_action|class action}} lawsuit against Apple, claiming an invasion of privacy surrounding the companies use of location services to track iPhone users and store their data and movements. "She wants Apple to give all these iPhone users some sort of compensatory damages and promise to no longer use location services to collect data without explicitly asking fanbois for their permission." [2]