Ok, so cookies and trackers are the same thing. That's fine. There is only one cookie on this site and it's just for this site. Nothing gets sold to anyone, lol.

Um, you might want to read this. Cookies are the original 'trackers' but known as such, at first.

https://www.cookieyes.com/blog/tracking-cookies/

There are no trackers on this site. Just cookies. I think the two are different. Unless they changed the terminology for it.

No, a VPN will only change your IP address which will let them think you are in another location. But, you will still get cookies and trackers on your devices that you use...just like the ones used on this site.

You'll still have to use tools like CCleaner, etc. as well as your AV/Firewall apps to remove them regularly.

I would like to get a VPN tbh. I think that would solve most problems.

There is no "one-solve-all" solution. You need to do your homework to see which one(s) will work best for you. In my experiences, you will need to use a combination of tools. This includes, a firewall, anti-virus, browser with ad-blocking, tools that remove trackers, etc. such as CCleaner and Glary's. This is because there is no way any of those companies/tools can provide a complete solution. The bad guys are coming at us from more angles than you can imagine each and every day.

If you do research, yearly, on which one is the best you'll always see that it will not always be the same one. Every 6 month-a year, I do research to see which is the best at certain things and will switch to those, if needed.

Quote from: Bigguy on Jan 21, 2024, 12:44 PMCCleaner is Crap Cleaner and I use it all the time. I may have posted about Glary utilities awhile ago yes. I haven't used it in a while. Maybe I should give it a try again.

Again, see the above.

Quote from: Bigguy on Jan 22, 2024, 06:54 AMBrave browser is good but how does it do against FB.

I rarely use FB. So, I can't say if it does or not. However, I do love how it blocks all youtube ads.

Sadly it isn't just Facebook that tracks you, every free service is tracking you. Also most paid ones as well.
If you have a spare low power computer a raspberry pi or a mini PC you can run Pi-hole to block most request at the DNS level. Just a warning this might annoy your significant other when they try to click Instagram ads  luckily you can setup rules to bypass devices.

I have mine setup to stop Windows telemetry, website tracking, ads, known malware urls. I also had to block googles DNS 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 as most IOT devices use it as a default DNS this forces them to use my network DNS to block tracking.

Brave browser is good but how does it do against FB.

I use CCleaner and I use Brave browser which blocks adverts and various other nasties, see attachment for the shields settings

CCleaner is Crap Cleaner and I use it all the time. I may have posted about Glary utilities awhile ago yes. I haven't used it in a while. Maybe I should give it a try again.