Learn How to Stop Hidden Trackers on Your Android Phone With Open-Source Technology

Stop ad companies and data brokers harvesting your in-app activity.

Tom Parker

In-app trackers are a surveillance nightmare. These secretive trackers are added to many popular apps and allow third parties to quietly monitor in-app activity, Internet Protocol (IP) addresses (which can be used to monitor the general location or app users’ and correlate user activity between apps), location data, device IDs, and more.

TrackerControl for Android is an easy-to-use solution that helps users fight back against this invasive form of data harvesting by giving them the ability to monitor and block in-app ads and trackers.

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