2 Copyright 2016 Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>.
4 This file is part of Privacy Browser <https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser>.
6 Privacy Browser is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
7 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
8 the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
9 (at your option) any later version.
11 Privacy Browser is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
12 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
13 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
14 GNU General Public License for more details.
16 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
17 along with Privacy Browser. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. -->
35 <h3>Advertisements</h3>
37 <p>Privacy Browser Free includes a banner advertisement across the bottom of the screen that is populated by Google's
38 AdMob network. By default, Google provides the <a href="https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/6048248?hl=en">advertising ID</a>
39 of the device to the ads displayed through this network. This allows advertising companies to build a profile of
40 the device that show which apps are installed (that display ads), how often they are used, and which ads the user is interested in.</p>
42 <p>Users can choose to disable the advertising ID in <strong>Settings</strong>, <strong>Google</strong>, <strong>Ads</strong>.</p>
44 <img class="center" src="images/advertising_id.png" height="640" width="360">
46 <p>The purpose of the free version of Privacy Browser is to allow people to test the features of the app. The standard version can be purchased
47 on the major app stores or downloaded for free from
48 <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=privacy+browser&fdid=com.stoutner.privacybrowser.standard">F-Droid</a>.</p>
51 <h3>Verizon Tracking Headers</h3>
53 <p>Verizon, one of the major mobile carriers in the United States, adds a unique tracking header to all HTTP traffic on their network. The Electronic Frontier
54 Foundation has written about the <a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/11/verizon-x-uidh">privacy implications of this practice</a>. Due to public pressure
55 Verizon has created a way to <a href="http://www.clark.com/how-opt-out-verizons-super-cookie-tracking">opt out of this tracking</a>.</p>