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Thanks to Thordata for sponsoring this video: https://www.thordata.com/?ls=YouTube-kol&lk=ByteMonk Use coupon THOR445 for an exclusive 20% off. Big Tech tracking is way bigger than just cookies. Google, Meta, and Amazon collect data from your browsing history, clicks, searches, location, and even the invisible scripts embedded across websites, then use it to build detailed profiles for targeted ads. In this video, we break down exactly how online tracking works, step-by-step: • Tracking cookies and third-party cookies • Pixels, scripts, and embedded widgets • Browser fingerprinting (Canvas, WebGL, Audio APIs) • Device tracking and cross-device identity linking • Why trackers still work even when you block cookies Then we switch to the most important part: how to reduce tracking in real life. You cannot become 100% invisible online, but you can make tracking dramatically harder. Resources: - ByteMonk Blog: https://blog.bytemonk.io/ - System Design Course: https://academy.bytemonk.io/courses - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bytemonk/ - Github: https://github.com/bytemonk-academy - AWS Summary: https://aws.amazon.com/message/101925/ Timestamps 00:00 Big Tech Tracking Explained 00:37 Cookies: The Original Tracker 01:19 How Third-Party Cookies Track You Across Sites 02:35 Tracking Pixels + Invisible Scripts (How It Really Works) 03:15 Browser Fingerprinting (Tracking Without Cookies) 04:06 Canvas Fingerprinting Explained 05:56 Device Tracking + Cross-Device Identity Linking 08:10 Third-Party Widgets (Facebook Pixel, Google Analytics, etc.) 09:12 The Big Picture: How They Build Profiles on You 11:54 Sponsor: Thordata (Integrated Segment) 13:18 How to Avoid Being Tracked (Practical Steps) 13:42 Key Takeaways https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJq-63ZRPdBt423WbyAD1YZO0Ljo1pzvY https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJq-63ZRPdBssWTtcUlbngD_O5HaxXu6k https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJq-63ZRPdBu38EjXRXzyPat3sYMHbIWU https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJq-63ZRPdBuo5zjv9bPNLIks4tfd0Pui https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJq-63ZRPdBsPWE24vdpmgeRFMRQyjvvj https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJq-63ZRPdBslxJd-ZT12BNBDqGZgFo58 #DarkWeb #Cybersecurity #torbrowser #systemdesign #bytemonk