Every search, click and purchase is harvested, packaged and sold without your knowledge. Vigil exposes what is being taken and gives you the tools to fight back.
01 / The Problem
The moment you open a browser, dozens of invisible trackers activate. Ad networks, analytics platforms, device fingerprinters and session recorders build a detailed profile of who you are, where you go, what you want.
This is not hypothetical. Your browsing history, location data, purchase patterns and behavioral signals are collected continuously across every device you own.
02 / The Marketplace
Data brokers are companies whose entire business is buying your personal information and reselling it to insurers, employers, landlords, law enforcement and political campaigns.
There are over 4,000 data broker companies operating today. Most of them you have never heard of. Most of them know more about you than your own bank.
We use your data to improve our services and personalise your experience.
03 / The Deception
Dark patterns are UI tricks embedded in apps to make you accidentally consent to data sharing. Pre-checked boxes. Confusing toggles. Subscription traps with no clear exit.
These are not accidents. They are deliberate choices made by teams of engineers and psychologists to maximise what you give away.
The scale of the problem
Data broker companies operating right now
Data points collected per average person
Annual revenue from selling personal data
Of apps share your data with third parties
The solution
01
Paste any privacy policy and get a risk-scored breakdown in plain English. No legal jargon. Just what they are taking.
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Scan any website for manipulative UX patterns. Pre-checked consent boxes, confusing toggles, and subscription traps — all flagged.
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Discover which data broker companies hold your information and get step-by-step removal guides for each one.
Vigil is free. It takes two minutes to see exactly what is being collected from you right now.
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