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Re: Verisign fighting back at ICANN
From: Paul Russell <prussell () nd edu>
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2003 13:12:27 -0500
On 5 Oct 2003, Alastair Scott <alastair () thebrix org uk> wrote: >> "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 _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
Current thread:
- Verisign fighting back at ICANN Thor Larholm (Oct 05)
- RE: Verisign fighting back at ICANN Alastair Scott (Oct 05)
- Re: Verisign fighting back at ICANN Jonathan A. Zdziarski (Oct 05)
- Re: Verisign fighting back at ICANN Simon Richter (Oct 07)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Verisign fighting back at ICANN Paul Russell (Oct 05)