One of the biggest threats we face as a society today is the threat of having our personal information exposed to others on the Internet. This information may include names, contact information and even credit card numbers that most of us would ordinarily not want given out to people we don’t know and can’t trust. Much of this information is gained through the use of third-party cookies, used extensively by online advertisers. This article explains how to opt out of ad tracking, with a special emphasis on cookies and some software solutions you might not have heard of.