TBT: How to cover your tracks every time you go online

PLUS: The best WIRED stories from this month a year ago.

View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 04.22.21 Every time you go online, the terms you search, the links you click on, and the decisions you make are being logged and tracked in all manner of ways. But it's possible to cover some of those tracks—or to not leave any in the first place. Here are some tips to evade online tracking, plus the best WIRED stories from this month a year ago below.   How to Cover Your Tracks Every Time You Go Online Online tracking can often feel downright invasive. From using VPNs to clearing browser histories, we've got your back. The Best Stories From This Month, Last Year Wait a Second, That Table Has No Legs... How to build "magic," gravity-defying structures—with Legos, kite string, and physics. The Air Force's Venerable F-15 Gets a Makeover An upgrade to the fighter jet, to be first deployed with Qatar's Air Force, is designed to complement the newer F-35 in combat missions.  The Pandemic Could Be an Opportunity to Remake Cities Cities from Bogota to Oakland are closing streets to make room for pedestrians and bikers. Urbanists think we'd be healthier if such changes were permanent. Stockholm's Subway Network Is the World's Longest Art Walk Photographer David Altrath engaged in his own form of social distancing to capture these photographs when commuters weren't around. Muscle Giants, Zoom Orgies, and the New Erotics of Isolation Global lockdown is making shameless kink seekers of us all. How to Make Better Coffee at Home Stuck indoors with no espresso machine? Not to worry, these tips and tools will help you brew cafe-quality joe at home. GET WIRED Spring Sale: The Sequel! Ending Soon: Get WIRED for $10 $5. You can't see into the future, but you can subscribe to WIRED. Subscribe now.     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.