On Tuesday 03 November 2009 03:58:21 Richard Creighton wrote:
In my case, there is a hell of a lot more than my User ID and settings in the files that I can decipher,
...such as?
A local shared object is exactly like a browser cookie, except that it can also store data that is more complex than simple text.
Here's the point I was trying to make: if 'they' really were looking to track you, storing the information on your hard drive would be so stupid as to defy belief. They can't run statistics or anything else with data stored on your machine. They would have to rely on you being online, and using one of their flash programs when they want to do anything. So, the information needs (as in absolutely must) be on their machines in order for them to do anything sensible with it. Now, assume a nefarious ad agency wanted to do this and had found a way of tracking you. What would make more sense, given the above? a) leaving the information on your hard drive, or b) uploading the info to their own server, leaving only an identifier on your machine? People wanting to track you gain exactly nothing by storing things on your machine, they only lose.
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I did, and I still see nothing that the larger file storage could do to me that a simple user ID couldn't. And the tracking still means that they keep track of the web sites from which you loaded their ad - install an ad blocking plugin in firefox, and your problem is solved. No ads, no tracking Anders -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org