An Early Look at Vivaldi’s Tracking Blocker

The most recent snapshot version of Vivaldi browser comes with a built-in tracking blocker that enhances your privacy when going online.

And while this is just an early version that will be significantly refined in the coming updates, the addition of a tracking blocker in Vivaldi is without a doubt good news, especially because it’s supposed to further block sites from tracking you as you browse the web.
Tracking blockers have been around for some time in other browsers, but Vivaldi says its own will work a little bit different.

“This approach of completely blocking connections to trackers goes beyond what most major browsers are doing, which is just stopping trackers from setting cookies and limiting their access to browser resources after connecting to them,” the team that made this feature happen explained.

“The connection itself leaves you open to many types of tracking (e.g., by exposing your IP address and recording your browsing history in the process), and...