Lightbeam shines a light on which websites you're really visiting | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
Do you really know where your browser goes when you type a URI into its address bar? Do you realise that that your browser not only accesses the site you intended but may also have visited 3rd part...

 

Recently, Mozilla released a new add-on for Firefox called Lightbeam. The primary purpose of Lightbeam is to help people better understand how the web works and to shine a light on the realities of data tracking.

 

Released at this year's MozFest, Lightbeam builds on existing technology called Collusion to give users more control over their surfing activities and how they are being monitored on the web.