Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs)

 

The term Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) generally refers to a set of computer tools and applications that help users protecting their privacy online. Different tools have different purposes.

In this page, you can find a description of some of the most common Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs).

Ad Blockers

 

Are you tired of the ads that continuously pop-up on your screen when browsing the web? An AD Blocker is what you are looking for. The most common Ad Blockers are freely available as Browser Extensions.

The most common Ad Blockers are freely available as Browser Extensions.

For more information, see:

• https://getadblock.com/
• https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/

 

CCleaner

 

CCleaner is a program that can help you cleaning potentially unwanted files, including temporary internet files, where malicious programs and code tend to reside and state management cookies (HTTP, flash and other).

For more information, see:

• http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

 

Tor

Tor is a free software that can be used to improve privacy online by impeding third parties to learn your location, browsing habits and more.

For more information, see:

• https://www.torproject.org/index.html.en

 

Ghostery

 

Do you want to know who is “watching” you? You can use Ghostery, a browser extension that allows you to see who is tracking you and gives you the possibility to choose which ones you want to block.

For more information, see:

• https://www.ghostery.com/why-ghostery/for-individuals/

 

For a more comprehensive list of existing PETs, you can visit:

• https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/wiki/index.php/PET