c3.taboola.com: How Taboola Tracks Your Content Interactions

Taboola’s tracker, c3.taboola.com, monitors your activity with native ads and content to build profiles. It intrudes on your privacy by capturing data on clicks and interests. Here’s what it does and how to stop it.

What Is c3.taboola.com?

This domain belongs to Taboola, a native advertising platform. It tracks user interactions with recommended content and ads, creating invasive profiles for targeting.

Data It Collects

When you engage with Taboola content, it grabs:

• IP Address: Reveals your location, tied to areas.
• Click Data: Logs content or ads clicked with timestamps.
• Device ID: Unique tag for your device.
• Browser Fingerprint: Collects plugins and fonts.
• Page URL: Records pages with Taboola content.
• Referrer URL: Tracks origin before interactions.
• User-Agent: Notes details like “Mozilla/5.0.”

This data maps your content preferences.

Who Gets Your Data?

Taboola shares your information with:

• Taboola Advertising Partner: For targeted content.
• Third-Party Adtech Vendor: For real-time bidding.
• Legal Authority: Complies with data requests.

How to Protect Yourself

Privacy Auditor defends your data. Stop this tracker with:

• Tracker Blockers: Use Privacy Auditor to block scripts.
• VPN Services: Mask IP with Mullvad.
• Privacy Browsers: Choose Firefox with protection.
• Cookie Clearing: Delete cookies regularly.

Combine for stronger privacy.

Sources

• Taboola Privacy Policy: https://www.taboola.com/privacy-policy

This is a legal disclaimer. All information is provided for educational purposes only.