Image by PowerCert Animated Videos/ YouTubeīy default, Android's default DNS is provided by your mobile carrier when you are using cellular data. To opt out, head to your phone's main settings menu and select "Google." From there, choose the "Ads" option and select "Opt out of Ads Personalization" to disable it.ĭNS is like an automatic phone book for your internet traffic. By doing so, you will prevent access to your unique advertising ID to apps and advertisers. Google does provide some control over this data by allowing you to opt out of personalized ads. Wired has an amazing article which shows how this data can be used by any individual (not just corporations). Using what's known as an advertising ID, Google provides advertisers with potentially-identifiable information about you, such as your location and what apps you are using. But you don't have to helplessly watch as Google collects your data - you can protect yourself with the following tips. Smartphones are chock-full of the type of personal information that can match a prospective customer with a perfectly-targeted ad, so Google uses the data located on your device to learn about who you are and what you enjoy. You’re better off using the first method listed in this tutorial.Just some of the information Google collects about you for advertisers. I still experienced some instances in my testing where it worked and others where it didn’t. Note: For some reason it seems that using this switch doesn’t completely turn JavaScript off. For example, Windows users can right-click their Desktop, then go to “ New” > “ Shortcut” to create an icon that points to:Ĭ:\Users\ yourusername\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe -disable-javascript If you want to create a special icon that disables JavaScript for certain browsing sessions, you can use the -disable-javascript switch. You can even block partial sections of websites.Ĭreate Shortcut Icon to Disable JavaScript From there, set the “ Behavior” to “Block” or “Allow“. Optionally, you can allow or block JavaScript on specific websites by selecting the “ Manage exceptions…” button and adding the URL of the website under the “ Hostname Pattern” field. Toggle the setting to “ Allowed” or “ Blocked” as desired.Scroll down and select the “ Adv” option, then select the “ Content settings…” button.
Type “ chrome://settings/content/javascript” in the address bar, then press “ Enter“.In Chrome, select “ Menu” > “ Settings“> “ Advanced” > “ Content settings…” > “ JavaScript“.Perform one of the following sets of steps in Chrome:.
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