How does ActivePrivacy work?

When you use the Internet, ActivePrivacy shields you from cookies that web sites try to place on your computer and works to constantly update your privacy protection.

ActivePrivacy turns the tables on corporations that gather and sell your personal information. Every day, ActivePrivacy gets a QuickUpdate to arm itself with the latest knowledge on corporations that store identifying information in cookie files on your computer. Remember, these cookies can let web sites you've never been to before access and use your personal, medical, and financial information.

When you use the Internet, ActivePrivacy is constantly scanning for potential privacy violations. As soon as a violation is detected, the offending cookie file is destroyed, and an alert appears in the onscreen display warning you about the violation.