>> "By visiting http://www.internetprivacyadvocate.org, ... >Hmmm ... the first step would seem to be not to visit the site. It sets two >cookies (from internetprivacyadvocate.org and stats.superstat.com) ...
Or, configure your browser to reject cookies.
Or, make your cookies file read-only. Your browser will happily accept the cookie, but will be unable to save it. Voila! A session cookie.
This will not prevent sites from tracking your Internet activities any more than a deadbolt on your front door will prevent a burglar from breaking a window to enter your home, but it will prevent them from storing long-term cookies on your computer. They will simply find another way. Does anyone doubt that there is already at least one database built from web server access logs?
-- Paul Russell
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