"Loren W. Wagner" wrote:
>
> I know this has nothing to do directly with firewalls but it certainly
> involves effective use of bandwidth and privacy.
Actually, I feel it is. The idea of a firewall is to implement you
perimeter security policy. That policy should seek to dictate what is
allow both inbound and outbound from your perimeter. Handing out
information to third party sites may not be part of your accepted
policy. Of course if the fix scores you some extra bandwidth, all the
better. ;)
> The information collected
> by these ad sites is an area I've been concerned about and wondered about
> for some time.
As have many of us. What I find interesting is that many people let it
slide because it has a business spin to the whole thing. If the NSA or
some other government agency was doing the exact same thing, people
would be more than slightly irritated. ;)
> Whenever we look at a list of something like the top 30
> sites hit from within the company DoubleClick is always on top.
Confirmed. For the sites I consult at its a consistent top 10. Scary how
many sites are hooked into DoubleClick.
> I
> am very much interested in trying what was suggest and will share with you
> the results of our efforts.
Much appreciated! I've rolled this out for a few organizations and one
ISP without a problem as of yet. Would appreciate feedback if anyone
runs into a glitch.
Thanks!
Chris
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