{"id":260343,"date":"2026-05-31T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/31\/tech-companies-are-scraping-your-personal-data-to-train-their-ai-heres-how-to-block-aggressive-trackers-and-lock-down-your-privacy\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T11:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T15:35:11","slug":"tech-companies-are-scraping-your-personal-data-to-train-their-ai-heres-how-to-block-aggressive-trackers-and-lock-down-your-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/31\/tech-companies-are-scraping-your-personal-data-to-train-their-ai-heres-how-to-block-aggressive-trackers-and-lock-down-your-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech companies are scraping your personal data to train their AI \u2013 here\u2019s how to block aggressive trackers and lock down your privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tech companies are scraping your personal data to train their AI \u2013 here\u2019s how to block aggressive trackers and lock down your privacy<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/computing\/vpns\/tech-companies-are-scraping-your-personal-data-to-train-their-ai-heres-how-to-block-aggressive-trackers-and-lock-down-your-privacy<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-31 11:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.tomsguide.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The web has always been full of trackers, but the AI boom has made personal data feel even more valuable. Every click, search, sign-up, or payment can feed the systems building profiles around your online behavior, whether that\u2019s for advertising, analytics, or the next wave of AI tools.<\/p>\n

The best VPNs alone won\u2019t stop every company from scraping public web data, but NordVPN Plus gives you a stronger layer of protection where it counts. It includes NordVPN\u2019s core privacy tools alongside its newly rebranded “next-generation antivirus,” which blocks ads, trackers, phishing links, malware, and suspicious downloads before they get too close.<\/p>\n

At $3.59 per month ($96.93 upfront, pre-tax) for 27 months, NordVPN Plus costs more than budget picks like Surfshark and PIA, but it gives you a broader security bundle than a standard VPN deal. You get antivirus, NordPass, and Dark Web Monitoring.<\/p>\n

Protect your data from AI scraping<\/h2>\n

NordVPN Plus is built for people who want more than a private connection. The main attraction here is Threat Protection Pro, now styled as NordVPN\u2019s next-generation antivirus, which works in the background while you browse.<\/p>\n

Its job is simple: block the junk before it reaches you. That means fewer ads, fewer trackers, fewer phishing pages, and stronger protection against malicious files. In our testing, NordVPN\u2019s Threat Protection Pro was the best VPN-based threat-protection tool, blocking 92% of phishing sites and 80% of malware sites.<\/p>\n

That tracker blocking is the part that feels especially timely. AI companies, advertisers, and analytics platforms all rely on data trails to understand what people read, click, search, and share online. NordVPN won\u2019t erase you from the internet, but it can help cut down the amount of tracking activity attached to your browsing.<\/p>\n

NordVPN Plus also covers browser and email protections. NordVPN\u2019s email protection scans visible links in open emails on supported web browsers, then flags suspicious URLs before you…<\/p>\n

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