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Life & fun · December 4, 2019

Whotracks.me - Tracking the Trackers

Whotracks.me - Tracking the Trackers launched on December 4, 2019 with 12 votes, #766 of 2,946 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

In plain words

Whotracks.me is a website that documents and tracks online tracking technologies used across the internet. Launched in 2019, it provides transparency into how websites monitor user behavior through trackers and cookies. The platform is designed for people interested in understanding digital privacy, web developers, and anyone wanting to see which companies collect data on websites they visit. It serves as a resource for learning about the tracking ecosystem that operates behind the scenes of everyday web browsing.

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From the sources

Owned and operated by Ghostery since 2018. We’ve empowered researchers and millions of users to take control of their online experience and protect their personal information from data collectors. Actively monitors the data collectors on the top 10,000 most visited websites worldwide. Whotracks.Me shows type, reach, and affiliation of every tracker. Shared with the wider research and content-filtering community. Other projects can use WhoTracks.Me and associated tracker database to enhance their own privacy tools. More than just a website – WhoTracks.Me’s expansive dataset and in-depth analysis powers Ghostery’s AI Anti-Tracking technology. By categorizing trackers, Ghostery helps users…from whotracks.me

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