flash replacing cookies for web tracking


	flash replacing cookies for web tracking

mona

8-11-2009 8:48 PM

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8-11-2009 11:33 PM

chestnut501

Hey, I wasn't the one that was gone, that was YOU!!!!

8-12-2009 1:58 AM

lollipop10

Thanks a lot for that. 366 removed in total!!!!!!
I had no idea.

8-12-2009 2:42 AM

mona

Hey lollipop, no worries. I only learned about this the other day. I'm sure there are many oter tracking techniques of tracking out there that we don't know about....

8-12-2009 2:44 AM

mona

@ chesty, hehe - well in that case i'm glad we are both back in the clipping world

8-13-2009 9:17 PM

chestnut501

Me too!

8-23-2009 6:30 PM

zizzy

noscript is useful too. http://noscript.net/

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