Hide your ID online with Random User-Agent for Google Chrome

Whenever you visit a website your browser hands over a user agent, a text string which tells the site about your browser, operating system, plugins and more. This scheme was designed to help sites customize themselves to different devices, but user agents can be misused to help fingerprint your computer and track you online. Random User-Agent is a free Google Chrome extension which combats this by giving you a new and random user agent at regular intervals, or on demand. Install the add-on and it kicks in immediately. If you’re curious, clicking the address bar icon displays your shiny new… [Continue Reading]