Google and Facebook collect information about us and then sell that data to advertisers. Websites deposit invisible "cookies" onto our computers and then record where we go online. Even our own government has been known to track us.
When it comes to digital privacy, it's easy to feel hopeless. We're mere mortals! We're minuscule molecules in their machines! What power do we possibly have to fight back?
Some of these suggestions are more aggressive, and make using the web less convenient, but they'll definitely protect your privacy.