# Block trackers and ads

Practice ID: 6
Topic: `privacy` (privacy: Choices that limit unnecessary access, tracking, and exposure of personal information.)
Added: 2026-09-01
Journey entry point: `reset` (Reduce the strongest default pulls and regain enough space to choose deliberately.)
Start with: `quick-win` (quick win)
Supports: `privacy-clarity` (privacy clarity; group: `digital-control` / My data and digital setup)

## Pattern

Attention and behavior should not automatically feed advertising and tracking systems across browsers, apps, and accounts.

## Practice

Block trackers and advertising in the browser, and refuse tracking permission and personalized ads on devices and major accounts. Verify that those protections remain active.

## Start small

Enable tracker blocking in your browser, or turn off tracking permission and personalized ads on your phone.

## Watch out

Extensions can themselves gain broad access. Use a maintained tool with a clear trust model and minimal permissions. Turning off tracking permission or personalized ads can leave ads and first-party measurement in place.

## Related practices

- [Reject optional cookies](https://live.freewith.tech/practices/reject-optional-cookies.md)
- [Review privacy settings regularly](https://live.freewith.tech/practices/review-privacy-settings-regularly.md)

## Continue

- [See more in privacy.](https://live.freewith.tech/?topic=privacy#practices)
- [Journey](https://live.freewith.tech/journey.md)
- [Concepts](https://live.freewith.tech/concepts.md)
- [Complete agent-readable database](https://live.freewith.tech/llms.txt)