AB to Brian's reply: >> No just the whole lack of privacy. For example, I have gone to non- Mac websites and ads appear for Mac related products because of my previously tracked surfing and/or my OS and browser info. being made available. <<
> that has very little to do with your IP address. < Umm... yes, but it has to do with the OTHER info. that sites and individuals get from your browser. >> It's the whole "Big Brother" thing where my purchases, political leanings, interests, etc. don,t need to be broadcast and tracked by strangers. If something can be done to help prevent it then I'm all for taking whatever measures I need to take. << > Maybe quit using Safari, Safari sucks info out of my user setup and I can't find a way to make it quit. If I am using Safari and go to certain weather sites, for example, I get matchmaker.com ads for my city. < I don't use Safari. I use Firefox. And just like in your example my location info. is provided as well as my ISP name and IP address so I too get similar geographically matched ads. >> Set up Firefox, no cache, no history, no cookies, etc and you'll see less of those ads. If you want, set FireFox to ID itself as a Windows IE browser and you'll get Windows ads instead of Mac ones. Big deal. And, if you are using excite.com... << Financial, eBay and many other sites would be a real pain if I flushed all cookies each time. I do go thru and toss many others out manually from time to time. I use excite or other web-based email only on public mail lists and the like where email addresses are easily harvested. I keep my email client (I prefer Eudora) and addresses for work and family/friends correspondence, thank you. My SPAM levels sneaking through the filters dropped considerably after I quit using my regular email on public mail lists. I could change my email address fairly easy (not so easy for all my recipients), and if my IP address becomes compromised I would like to be able to do the same. Even as part of regular system maintenance, housecleaning and problem prevention. The firewalls work but, just one Bit torrent session can expose your system and IP to thousands of potential "evil doers" (if I may quote George Bush). AB _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
