Blacklight by The Markup

What it does

Who is peeking over your shoulder while using the internet? Enter the address of any website; Blacklight will scan it and reveal the specific user-tracking technologies on the site - and who’s getting your data. You may be surprised at what you learn.

A Real-Time Website Privacy Inspector

Who is peeking over your shoulder while you work, watch videos, learn, explore, and shop on the internet? Enter the address of any website, and Blacklight will scan it and reveal the specific user-tracking technologies on the site—and who’s getting your data. You may be surprised at what you learn. Blacklight normally takes between 30 seconds and one minute to finish all tests. Is this website sending data about users to advertising companies? Blacklight looks for scripts that record how a user interacts with a page. Is this website logging text typed by users, before they hit submit? Is this website sending data to Google so it can advertise to itsfrom themarkup.org

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