Police are finding suspects based on their online searches as courts weigh privacy concerns

investigation into the violent rape of a woman in 2016 on a remote cul-de-sac

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That led them to the home of a state prison guard named John Edward Kurtz.

Don’t tell any prison guards about DuckDuckGo I guess

• Get an provider with Dynamic IP.

• Use a VPN (although be aware many are acting as data brokers as well, and some are owned by a large Israeli company).

• If you have a google account turn off the settings for tracking location, AI assistants, and search history.

• Build a habit of manually removing cookies or other data from your browser as part of browser hygine.

• Learn what elements make up a browser fingerprint.