On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:23:32 -0400 J Messeder said: > So here I am on my computer and every time I go to a bank or (fill in a > multitude of blanks) I have these little pieces of data reporting back > to who knows who where I've been and how long I stayed and at the drop > of "We're from the government and we're just trying to keep everyone > safe," whoever's been collecting the data turns it all over, while my > bank and several other sites want me to give them special permission > past my firewall that's in place to stop just what they want to do, and > a credit card company tells me I'm on a new computer and have to be > reauthorized because I kill cookies as quickly as I can, often as soon > as I leave the site that left them. > Other'n that, they're OK.
Paranoid much? Don't forget to also delete your browser's cache, history and bookmarks. After all, if they can read your cookies, they can read those, too... Be real. You're only shooting yourself in the foot by deleting ALL cookies indiscriminately. Set your system to disallow third-party cookies, and use common sense on what to remove. -- Jeffrey Kaplan www.gordol.org The from userid is killfiled Send personal mail to gordol "I think anybody who doesn't think I'm smart enough to handle the job is underestimating." George W. Bush, U.S. News & World Report, April 3, 2000
