Ben,
I have my internet options set to "empty the temporary internet files
folder" each time I close IE, are cookies and "spyware" placed
elsewhere also?
Ben Petersen
On 16 Jul 2001, at 11:53, Ben Johansen wrote:
> What ever information you enter on a web-site can and is put into cookies
> (Name, Address, Phone, SSN). There are several companies out there who like
> to look at other cookies on your system. I use a program called "Ad-Aware"
> it is free. and will remove these cookies and othere Spyware.
> You can goto my website for info on how to obtain a free copy.
>
> The original reason for cookies was to create a Stateful environment as you
> went from page to page on a website.
>
> Ben Johansen
> www.pcforge.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Crued @ Enteract
> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 8:03 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: IF VB IS SO GOOD WHY ARE YOU USING RBASE!
>
>
> They can identify you in regards to sites you visit, but they aren't
> harvesting your personal information. No different than what retail stores
> do when they ask you for your zip code or your phone number and whatnot.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Lawrence Lustig
> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 9:28 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: IF VB IS SO GOOD WHY ARE YOU USING RBASE!
>
>
> > A cookie is not kept for the purpose of collecting personal information
> for
> > a company. A cookie contains information that allows a webserver to
> > remember settings/info you entered at that site. If a cookie were to
> store
> > your information for a company, why would they store it on *your* machine?
>
> The ad services use cookies to assemble a database of information about you
> from all the different web sites you visit that feature their ads. By
> storing a cookie in your browser they are able to identify you everytime one
> of their ads is loaded into your browser, thus allowing them to aggregate
> data across what you might believe to be unrelated visits to web pages.
> --
> Larry
>
>
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