The biggest problem is that many sites won't even let you in unless you have
cookies on. I make it a point to send letters to the webmaster and the
company's President letting them them know my thoughts. Staples is one of those
companies. They send me a boiler plate email telling me how these cookies are
for my own good. I refuse to purchase from these companies.
Manuel
Bill Downall wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Jul 2001 8:03 AM Crued @ Enteract wrote:
>
> >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.
>
> No, more like what the grocery store or pharmacy finds out when they
> scan your discount card: they know what you bought, how much you
> spent, when, and at which stores.
>
> I have two browsers. On one I have set the preferences so that I have to
> confirm each cookie before it can be stored on my hard drive. It's
> amazing the huge number of cookies some sites try to store about all the
> ads they have shown me, and whether I have clicked one. It's also
> amazing how many sites know what ads were shown to me on seemingly
> totally unrelated web pages.
>
> Bill
