HOW TO: Block Google (And Everybody) From Tracking Which Sites You Visit On Your iPhone
by Matt Rosoff on Feb 17, 2012, 6:20 PM
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 The Internet has erupted in fury at Google's latest boneheaded move. The details are complicated, but in basic terms, Google used a sneaky trick to bypass the default privacy settings on the iPhone and iPad. As a result, Google could have tracked users' activity as they moved between different Web sites -- not just Google sites. This understandably freaked some people out. Google has now stopped. But there are actually a few easy steps you can take to make sure that NOBODY -- not Google, not ad networks, not anybody else -- can track which Web sites you visit on your iPhone or iPad. Here are the steps. 1. Find the "Settings" icon on your home screen. It looks like a bunch of gears. 
2. Scroll down and open the tab that says "Safari." 
3. See where it says "Private Browsing"? Move that slider to "On." (This setting is only available in iOS 5, the latest version. But never fear -- if you have an older version, we'll tell you what to do.) 
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