![]() ![]() In theory, some porn sites could, with a little digging, use other digital databases to connect an IP address, browser fingerprint, or device to a named individual, says Rob Shavell, co-founder of online privacy firm Abine. This holds true even if you’re using a browser’s private or incognito mode, which just prevents your computer from building a local history of pages you’ve visited. Sites can also choose to track what you click, how long you play videos, stay on a page, and other basic usage information. Like most sites, they log information on your IP address, the type of device and browser you’re using, and how your machine has interacted with the site in the past, stored in cookies. “Porn websites are no more anonymous than any other website,” says Dylan Curran, director of tech for the digital security firm VFT Solutions. Men’s Health recently reached out to digital privacy and security experts, major porn sites, and adult industry figures to find answers to these questions. ![]() That’s why potential and current porn viewers need to know what data adult sites can collect about them-and what they do with it. Yet we know the modern digital economy is built on constant surveillance of our browsing habits. Watching porn online entails an unsettling paradox: We want and expect our viewing habits to be totally private.
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