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OK. So I have learned about hiding/changing my IP address and MAC address. In my quest for further knowledge however I have read that cookies can still give away your identity and some can still give you away after they have been deleted.

So how do I go about getting things even tighter? I have been looking at some of the add-ons for firefox, will they do the job?

Thanking you kindly.

Just need to block third party cookies in your web browser.

In firefox it's in the tools>options>privacy menu. Just change the drop down box to custom settings and it'll reveal additional options.

okey dokey, thanks.

Basically, I will be having more than one account at various websites and don't want them to be able to identify that. Will this do the trick?

Betting websites?

Yeah

As someone who watches what i leave and like to keep a handle on it, here's some addons that will help BR.

BetterPrivacy. This deletes the often forgotten and rarely removed flash cookies. Set it up delete all on exit.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6623/

TACO, which only stops retargetting by ad companies, so doesn't help privacy really, unless you consider the tracking cookies left by ad companies as an issue.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/11073/

Adblock plus, blocks all advertising. But it also blocks Google Urchin, which can monitor you across many sites, TEF included.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865/

Install GreaseMonkey, which allows custom building of scripts and custom addons, and restart once installed.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748/

Then add these addons to greasemonkey to prevent google tracking you so easily.

This prevents Google accurately tracing your search queries.

http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/10448

This is called Google Privacy Plus

http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/60382

This one might not be too desirable if you like remaining logged in on certain sites, but is handy. It removes all cookies for the site within the tab you just closed.

http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/68231

This stops a mouse down Google "onclick" action being recorded by Google to tell where you're going from the Google search engine.

http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/29078

Cheers gents, just what I was looking for.

Another thing you can do is get or run a portable version of Firefox or SRware Iron from a memory stick. (Do not use Google Chrome.)

If you build a portable version you like, save it in a folder on your pc, and put it on a memory stick. Then run it from the stick and when you're done running the version on the memory stick, format it or preferably use a program to "erase" it. You can then copy the folder you have on your pc to the memory stick for another clean use next time. That way everything gets contained on the stick and you can format it after every use leaving little.

For the record, if you're doing things you shouldn't. You don't want Google tracking you, because they happily hand over info to the authorities following a court order.

Gotcha. Cheers.

Most cookies just manage your session and make certain settings/features for that website personal to your computer. For instance you can have automatic logins on the townend.com which will utilise a cookie. They're just used for websites to remember stuff about you/your login.

They're just text files stored on your computer, they don't collect any information at all. The third-party cookies (or tracking cookies) don't even collect info.

If the betting company thinks you have multiple accounts, it'll have found out through tracking your IP address, cross-matching your bank details or other personal details when you signed up.

Cool.

Now I'm super stealthy, like a cyber ninja.

I hate 3rd party tracking cookies. It's like there's someone sat watching over your shoulder at every website you view.

I really don't like that Google watches nearly everything you do. It's probably me just being paranoid, but I block all tracking and analytical shit, especially Google.

To be fair third party tracking cookies are the very tip of the iceberg and, in my opinion, not all that bad. Most are merely media companies involved in banner ad tracking (although one of these is DART - owned by Google). All they are used for is testing the ads effectiveness and should you click or get into the purchasing process and then back out, ensuring you then see it over and over until you complete the deal.

You're not being paranoid though Sam. Google admits it never deletes anything and it records all of your search history, whether you want it to or not. It can (whether it does or not is open for debate) also tie this into your facebook and your gmail and of course the android mobile os and the wondrous piece of spyware that is Chrome. It will also hand all of this over should a court require proof of what you do online. From search engine to satan. :)

Facebook will be worse if they manage to get their search engine and email off the ground, because their grasp of privacy makes even Google look good and Google have a very lose grasp of what constitutes private information.