{"id":82488,"date":"2022-05-12T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=82488"},"modified":"2022-04-29T11:19:43","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T16:19:43","slug":"how-to-prevent-cross-site-tracking-in-macos-catalinas-safari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/82488-how-to-prevent-cross-site-tracking-in-macos-catalinas-safari\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prevent Cross-Site Tracking in macOS Catalina\u2019s Safari"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cross-site tracking on the web refers to companies collecting browsing data across multiple websites. You can disable this if you wish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cross-site tracking: good or bad?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

But first some background. As noted by the Mozilla Distilled Blog<\/a>, as you browse from site to site, you\u2019re often followed by trackers that collect data on where you\u2019ve been and what you\u2019ve done, using scripts, widgets, or even tiny, invisible images embedded on the sites you visit. Sometimes, that makes sense, allowing you to share content on other social platforms. But often, that data also ends up being used behind the scenes to target advertising or create user profiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that\u2019s where cross-site tracking can be a pain in the patootie. Such as when you visit a website, then minutes later you are receiving advertisements for that site on your social media such as Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prevent cross-site tracking in Safari on macOS Catalina<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To stop third-party content providers from tracking you across websites to advertise products and services:<\/p>\n\n\n\n