Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you, right? I share your feelings,
Loose Rivets, and deplore the intense background tracking which exists on the internet.
My browser of choice is Firefox which I have set to strict tracking protection. Simultaneously, I run Privacy Badger, uBlock Origin, Ghostery, and NoScript; yet when I run a Firefox subroutine called Lightbeam which maps one's internet site visits, I find that I continue to be sought by a plethora of persistent, greedy advertisers/mercenaries. (They place more cookies than a Keebler factory, and I don't mean Viennese Sandwiches!)
My search engine of choice is Startpage.com, which does a decent job of preserving one's anonymity. This program allows one to do a search and receive results via proxy, so Giggle is unable to backtrack an individual's search activity. I believe DDG works in a similar fashion.
By the way, Mr. Benham, I have enjoyed your contributions to this site over the years! (Many of my family still live in Dallas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Texas Republic.) I share your fascination with Science Fiction as well.
- Ed
