Do Not Track sends a signal asking websites not to track your browsing. It’s easy to turn on in Chrome, though it’s worth knowing upfront that most sites aren’t required to honor it.
How to Turn On Do Not Track
- Click the three dots in the top right corner and select Settings.
- Go to Privacy and security, then click Cookies and other site data.
- Scroll down and turn on Send a “Do Not Track” request with your browsing traffic.
What Do Not Track Actually Does
Turning this on adds a signal to your browsing traffic, but it’s up to each website whether to respect it. Many sites still collect data for things like security, ads, and analytics regardless of the setting.
Quick Tips
- For stronger privacy, pair this with Chrome’s built-in tracking protection under Privacy and security > Third-party cookies.
- Ad blockers and privacy extensions generally do more to limit tracking than Do Not Track alone.
Do Not Track is a simple toggle that costs nothing to turn on, even if it’s not a guarantee that sites will stop tracking you.
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