Famous websites could be collecting your data and you may not realize but you could be handing your information to them easily.
Users may or may not know it but every time they access the internet, the websites they visit are collecting their data. Data collection takes place when a website tracks the user's browsing pattern such as travel history through GPS, viewing history on a video site, searched keywords and more.
Data collection results in the traces of the browsing history remain in the form of an ad or a suggestion due to a built profile about the user with the use of the data collected. The worst thing is that the profiles can be sold to other companies.
Here is a list of the top three notorious websites that users most commonly visit.
Google with a wide variety of platform to access customer information leads the list of the most common website that internet users visit. Sadly, Google also tops the list when it comes to data collection and user privacy.
For years, Google has had multiple issues with data collection, one of which took place last year when a Google user sued the company for privacy-invading data collection. The case, however, was handled duly by the authorities.
YouTube
YouTube remains unbeatable when it comes to the most famous video sites but comes second to Google as the most commonly visited internet websites. The video site also made it second to the list of the most notorious data collecting websites.
YouTube keeps track of the users' viewing history. Upon visiting the site again, viewers are given suggestions on which one to watch based on the browsing pattern that the video site acquired.
Waze
Waze is a GPS navigation software app is widely used on the streets of nations across the globe. Being the third most famous website that collects data, it gathers information by keeping track of a user's travel history.
A good search engine alternative for Google is the DuckDuckGo. This alternative assures its users of their privacy right from the first browsing step with an assurance line saying "The search engine that doesn't track you."
Instead of YouTube, viewers may want to search their videos via DuckDuckGo which gives the users an option to watch on its own interface. Viewing on DuckDuckGo's UI assures that the viewing history data is not collected and kept.
Apple Maps is a great alternative does not track your travel history. Having the same features as Waze do, Apple Maps assures dependability without compromising user privacy.
