A growing selection of on-line tools, services and setting options:

• vpnmentor.com/tools/ipinfo – find out what your IP address alone tells the world about you (alternative: whatismyipaddress.com)
• panopticlick.eff.org – see how much each bit of information your browser gives makes you identifiable – about – privacy (Pixel Privacy guide)
• privacy.net/analyzer – detailed browser analysis with graphical results – about
• browserspy.dk – over 70 more browser tests to see what information your browser can be made to give out – about – faq
• test the sites you frequent with the proprivacy third party tracking tool
• isecpartners – a cookie tool to show what your browser really clears away when you tell it to
• Flash settings – clear your flash cookies and set them not to be creatable
• Browser add-ons – ghostery.com / disconnect.me – disables tracking systems on websites you visit (including advertising)
• mailinator.com – temporary email addresses
• torproject.org – a free application for Windows, Mac, Linux and even Android to help defend against traffic analysis – tor overview; facts about dark web