Privacy Foundation's Resource for Identifying Web Bugs Effectively

A privacy group is testing software that will let consumers know when they are being tracked by invisible "Web bugs." The Privacy Foundation, a nonprofit privacy group based in Denver, is testing a beta version of a browser plug-in dubbed a . . . A privacy group is testing software that will let consumers know when they are being tracked by invisible "Web bugs." The Privacy Foundation, a nonprofit privacy group based in Denver, is testing a beta version of a browser plug-in dubbed a Web bug detector, which gives people a tool to identify surveillance tags too small to see.

The tracking devices, which are almost never disclosed by the companies that use them, have sparked several lawsuits and even a privacy initiative by the government. Although many companies have consistently said the information collected is kept private, advocates are pushing for companies to reveal when and where they use Web bugs.

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