I keep cookies permanently turned off (in Netscape) and I will not
patronize any vendor on the web which requires me to accept a cookie
before I can enter their site.
Manuel de Aguiar wrote:
> 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
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Richard S. Croy
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