Re: It's all like that

[sk <sk@noname.com>]

baugereau@ifrance.kom
 > How?
 >
 > "Larry Kilgallen" <Kilgallen@SpamCop.net> a �crit dans le message de 
 > > news:
 > rPqIIevMroEt@eisner.encompasserve.org...

 > > In article <au1fr7$3ru$1@news-reader10.wanadoo.fr>, "Baugereau"

 > <baugereau@ifrance.kom> writes:

 > >

 > > > I'd like to know what is so evil about cookies?

 > >
 > > They are used for invasion of privacy.

I don't know if your question is facaetious or not, but in case it
isn't ...

A technique used by some ad companies is to sponsor websites and, as
part of the sponsorship deal, immediately redirect you to the ad company
and back again to the original site. This allows the ad company to
place a cookie on your machine.

In essence, the ad company becomes a "root" webpage for many other
unrelated webpages.

Every web page you visit which is sponsored by the ad company is tracked
through this cookie (or set of cookies). This method quickly builds a
"profile" of you even if it doesn't neccessarily know who you are as an
individual.

I believe that this also means that if it is necessary to submit
personal information to a website, the ad company also has access to
the information.



 > Why? HTML is enhancing your experience. You should stick to ASCII! :)
 > I'd like to know what is so evil about cookies?

In general, it is my protest and the method I use to "opt out" of all 
the trickery going on on the internet to invade my privacy. HTML, I
believe, is passive and cannot do things without my knowledge. The
other "web enhancements" allow the servers to do things without my
permission.


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