diff --git a/defenses.tex b/defenses.tex
index b76e115..0d42d00 100644
--- a/defenses.tex
+++ b/defenses.tex
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ the workflow of each user. Futhermore, opt-out or opt-in preferences are deleted
 as well, making the technique in section~\ref{subsec:opt-out} less effective.
 
 Clearing the browser history is effective against some storage-based tracking
-methods. Evercookie (section~\ref{subsec:evercookie}) and cookie synchronisation
+methods. Evercookie (section~\ref{subsec:evercookie}) and cookie synchronization
 (section~\ref{subsec:cookie synchronization}) are designed to respawn items in
 the browser history and can therefore not be mitigated. Almost all cache-based
 methods are also mitigated by frequently clearing the browser history as long as