On 17/08/11 13:21, Jean-Marc Desperrier wrote: > http://ashkansoltani.org/docs/respawn_redux.html > http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2011/08/new_undeletable.html > Some interesting precisions by Ashkan there in comments : "clearing the > cache AND deleting all other forms of storage (HTML5, Flash, etc) would > technically delete identifiers between sessions [...] However, within > the same session, you're still able to be tracked across domains [...] > services likes these are using practically every known method to > circumvent user attempts to protect their privacy [...] creating a > perpetual game of privacy 'whack-a-mole'"
Quite so. And when that fails, there are other mechanisms they can try. We have Do Not Track. That should be a general, tracking-technology-independent signal of intent. If you switch it on and certain companies persistently refuse to honour it, you can start blocking all contact with their domains (perhaps using AdBlock). Gerv _______________________________________________ dev-security mailing list dev-security@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-security
