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Intro\n\nRandy covers some very easy measures you can take to better your internet experience.\n\nAnnouncements\n\nGot married.\nHoneymoon trip to Spain and Paris was a dream.\nBack to work\n\u201cIt\u2019s crazy. I was searching for \u2018X Product\u2019 online and, minutes later, I see advertisements in my Facebook feed. This is Ridiculous!\u201d.\n\nA couple of episodes back, Episode 24, I covered VPNs. While I\u2019m not a huge user of VPNs, I still think they can have their benefits. In that Episode, I also more or less concluded that you can never fully avoid being tracked. However, there is more you can do to be tracked less. This recommendation is going to be based on lessening the amount of tracking across companies\u2019 websites.\n\nUse DuckDuckGo Search engine. They pride themselves on NOT tracking you. It works really well. The only problem for me is, I forget to use it all of the time because I\u2019m so used to using Google. It\u2019s hard to drop convenience. It\u2019s totally worth a shot to try using it though. Here\u2019s a link I\u2019ll include where DuckDuckGo gives you the bullet points on how you can help encourage others to avoid being tracked: https://duckduckgo.com/spread\nI think a killer concoction could be using the Chrome Browser with the DuckDuckGo plugin. The DuckDuckGo extension for Chrome basically blocks Facebook and Google hidden trackers. The extension also forces sites to use an encrypted connection when available.\n\nOr, the Vivaldi browser, with DuckDuckGo set as your home page is something else that could work well. Even though Chrome appears that it can be tweaked by adding these secure extensions, I can\u2019t say I can trust Google 100% in the way the browser was compiled down to every line of code. Anything could be going on there, and I\u2019d never know because Chrome is like a proprietary version of the open source Chromium, but contains more proprietary abilities, such as more codec playback and the ability to auto-update.\n\nSomething else you may not know about DuckDuckGo is that their site explains things very well. They have a page here: https://spreadprivacy.com/protection-from-isp-spying/ that explains how an ISP can spy on you and which types of pages they can typically see. They write it in an easy-to-understand explanation too.\n\nSee you on the Duck Side! That sounds cool. I don\u2019t watch Star Wars.\n\nFollow our Podcast\n\nIf you\u2019re a new listener to the Manly Hanley Podcast, we would love to hear from you. Visit our website and leave a comment. While you\u2019re there, be sure to subscribe to the newsletter!\nFollow Randrums on twitter\nLike the Manley Hanley Podcast Facebook page.