TrackingObserver

TrackingObserver插件简介

TrackingObserver插件描述

As you browse the web, your browsing behavi may be observed  aggregated by thirdparty websites ("trackers") that you dont visit directly. These trackers are generally embedded by host websites in the fm of advertisements, social media widgets (e.g., the Facebook "Like" button),  web analytics platfms (e.g., Google Analytics).

TrackingObserver is a Chrome extension that acts as a platfm f detecting, measuring,  blocking thirdparty web trackers. Unlike other tools, TrackingObserver does not use a blacklist of known tracking domains, but rather detects trackers automatically based on their inbrowser behavis (such as setting  receiving thirdparty cookies).

Different trackers exhibit different behavis, which give them different capabilities. F example, some trackers can track you only when you return to the same site, while others can track you as you browse multiple different sites. TrackingObserver automatically categizes trackers accding to the taxonomy described at http://trackingobserver.cs.washington.edu/.

TrackingObserver is not just a stalone Chrome extension, but a platfm. It exposes APIs f tracking detection, measurement,  blocking,  you can install  develop addons that provide visualization  other functionality. TrackingObserver prevents addons from needing to reinvent  reimplement its automatic tracking detection algithm, while allowing them to innovate in other ways.

We hope that TrackingObserver will be valuable f users, developers,  web tracking researchers.
                                

TrackingObserver插件离线安装方法

1.首先用户点击谷歌浏览器右上角的自定义及控制按钮，在下拉框中选择设置。

2.在打开的谷歌浏览器的扩展管理器最左侧选择扩展程序或直接输入：chrome://extensions/

3.找到自己已经下载好的Chrome离线安装文件xxx.crx，然后将其从资源管理器中拖动到Chrome的扩展管理界面中，这时候用户会发现在扩展管理器的中央部分中会多出一个”拖动以安装“的插件按钮。

4.下载 TrackingObserverChrome插件v0.3版本到本地。

5.勾选开发者模式，点击加载已解压的扩展程序，将文件夹选择即可安装插件。

注意：最新版本的chrome浏览器直接拖放安装时会出现“程序包无效CRX-HEADER-INVALID”的报错信息，参照这篇文章即可解决