trackers
Those who pursue
Trackers are devices or software that monitor location, movement, or activity.
A GPS tracker follows a vehicle's position; a fitness tracker counts steps and heart rate.
Online trackers are bits of code that follow users across websites, collecting browsing data for advertising.
In older usage, trackers were people who followed trails—hunters tracking game or scouts reading footprints.
She put a tracker on her luggage in case it got lost.
One who reconnoiters
- guideLeader or instruction book
- bushcraftWilderness survival skill set
- trailPath through wilderness
- spoorAnimal's passage evidence
footprint · quarry · prey · stalking · camouflage · stealth · snare · trapper
Secretly following someone
- shadowingFollowing to observe
- stakeoutProlonged covert observation
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- spyingSecretly observing others
wiretap · bugging · eavesdropping · reconnaissance · observation · watchlist · informant · undercover
Attaching identifying markers
- migrationMovement to new territory
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
biologist · ecologist · fieldwork · telemetry · observation · endangered · fauna · biodiversity
Satellite-based location technology
- beaconGuiding light source
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- tagIdentifier or classifier
- chipSmall broken-off piece
sensor · locator · RFID · Bluetooth · antenna · receiver · pinger · geofencing
Systematic examination of datasets
- cookiesSmall sweet baked goods
- pixelsDisplay's smallest points
- scriptsWritten texts for performances
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
data · browser · fingerprinting · metrics · conversion · clicks · engagement · retargeting
scout
One who reconnoiters
spoor · footprint · quarry · prey · stalking · camouflage · stealth · snare · trapper · safari
tailing
Secretly following someone
- shadowingFollowing to observe
- stakeoutProlonged covert observation
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
spying · wiretap · bugging · eavesdropping · reconnaissance · observation · watchlist · informant · undercover · covert
tagging
Attaching identifying markers
conservation · biologist · ecologist · fieldwork · telemetry · observation · endangered · fauna · biodiversity · ornithologist
GPS
Satellite-based location technology
- beaconGuiding light source
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- tagIdentifier or classifier
chip · sensor · locator · RFID · Bluetooth · antenna · receiver · pinger · geofencing · dongle
analytics
Systematic examination of datasets
advertising · data · browser · fingerprinting · metrics · conversion · clicks · engagement · retargeting · third-party
pedometer
Stride-counting device
smartwatch · workout · exercise · running · cycling · sleep · activity · steps · distance · health
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, hunting license, hunting season
- digital annoyancesspam, pop-ups, ads, malware, viruses
- safarisafari, safari park, game reserve, game reserves, safari lodge
- file sharingfile sharing, file transfer, P2P, peer to peer, peer-to-peer
- file transferupload, download, file transfer, file sharing, file upload
- piracysoftware piracy, pirates, torrents, book piracy, buccaneers
trackersblockers
Things that obstruct
privacy tools · VPNs · scramblers · shields · concealers
- tracked downFound by following leads
- storm trackerOne who follows dangerous weather
- activity trackersWearable movement-monitoring devices
- fitness trackersWearable exercise monitors
- fast trackedAccelerated through a process
- gps trackerSatellite-based position monitor