From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: 103376,aeb51c4713246b4c X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-12-21 08:03:02 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!news-out.cwix.com!newsfeed.cwix.com!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!proxad.net!freenix!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: sk Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: It's all like that Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 10:03:36 -0600 Organization: ENST, France Sender: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org Message-ID: References: <1040231512.158234@master.nyc.kbcfp.com> Reply-To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 1040486582 82707 137.194.161.2 (21 Dec 2002 16:03:02 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 16:03:02 +0000 (UTC) Return-Path: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.0.1) Gecko/20020828 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail<->news gateway List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:32162 Date: 2002-12-21T10:03:36-06:00 baugereau@ifrance.kom > How? > > "Larry Kilgallen" a �crit dans le message de > > news: > rPqIIevMroEt@eisner.encompasserve.org... > > In article , "Baugereau" > 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. -- -- -- Merge vertically for real address -- ------------------------------------ -- s n p @ t . o -- k i e k c c m ------------------------------------