Trackography

= project that aims to increase global transparency about the data collection industry

URL = https://trackography.org/

Description

"Tactical Tech recently launched a new project on online tracking, "Trackography" [1]

Trackography is part of our MyShadow project (https://myshadow.org) and aims to increase global transparency about the data collection industry.

Please learn more about the project here: https://myshadow.org/trackography and explore Trackography through the following link: https://trackography.org/

Our open source project illustrates which companies track us when we read the news online, where our data travels to and how our data is handled everytime we access a media website within a period of time.

In particular, when we access media websites Trackography shows:

1. the companies that track us

2. the countries which host the servers of these media websites

3. the countries which host the servers of tracking companies

4. the countries which own the network infrastructure required to access the servers of media websites and tracking companies

5. information about how some of the prevailing tracking companies handle our data

The global data industry has been very opaque until now. We have developed Trackography to not only increase transparency about the data collection industry, but to also start a discussion on unseen and unconsented data collection and on the politics of data."

More Information

Learn how to help us track the trackers here: https://myshadow.org/trackography-help-us-track-trackers

You can also view our updates on all new results we collect on Twitter @trackography_

Please pass this on to your networks and do not hesitate to contact us with any questions at trackmap@tacticaltech.org.