Technical question: How to avoid being tracked
 

I wish I could have come up with a more explanatory title to explain the help I'm seeking--apologies in advance.
I'm trying to find flights to Australia to visit family. Yesterday the premium economy return (i.e, round trip) flights were about $4K. Today on the same sites they're $5K+. I have heard that through tracking "they," whoever "they" is, know you're looking and raise the prices. (I've had this happen before: example, when searching for a 7-lb medical weight bar, it was $40 one day and $80 the next, whereas the 8-lb bar was $40. for the same bar on the same site on both days. But I hadn't clicked on the 8-lb bar.)


I thought I heard there was a way to do a new search for the same thing and have your prior search not visible to the sites. I'm sure I'm not using the right terminology, but any help would be appreciated.
FYI, I use a Dell Windows 11 and Firefox, although we do have an Mac Pro that we use to Face Time the grandkids. So possibly I could just switch computers?

On your Mac go to Safari: File, New Private Window.

You should be able to delete stored cookies as well.

There is a browser that you can install that does not track
About DuckDuckGo

Yes, duck duck go. Also, the brave browser.

Maybe try the browser Duck Duck go they don't track or store cookies.

Maybe try the browser Duck Duck go they don't track or store cookies.

And if you really are serious about not being tracked use TOR and Duck Duck Go, this will also hide your IP as it bounces through multiple servers, it will also slow down your browsing.

Sometimes, if I know I'm going to purchase something but am not in a hurry, I will put the item in my cart (works on some websites) and let it sit in there for a few days. I will sometimes start getting emails reminding me of an item left in my cart, and those reminders occasionally contain 10, 20, or even 30% off offers.

Win!!

Go to your neighbors.

Duckduckgo is the privacy search engine. The searches are cleaner than google. We've been using it for years. They now offer a privacy email address. Free. I have one and it removes trackers. The email address has one problem that you change email addresses as you are asked for your address so you will have two addresses. On balance it is very worthwhile. Amazing how many trackers are attached to your emails. Even the White House put a tracker on!!!!!

Skyscanner for air fares

Open a private window in Firefox by clicking on the Menu icon (3 bars, probably on the right) and select New Private Window. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+P

Firefox focus browser. Not regular firefox

I delete unwanted cookies at least once a day.

Just curious, but what "sites" are you using for your airfare searches?