Flash Cookies: The Newest, Secret Way to Invade Your Privacy
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Ben McGann
Sep 17, 2009, 6:13:39 PM9/17/09
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http://tmo.to/ecRH Many users periodically purge their cookies in
browser settings to prevent tracking. However, the industry, with the
help of Adobe Flash, has found a way to store a new kind of cookie
that can't be managed by a browser. They're much bigger and can even
reconstruct conventional cookies after they've been deleted. Here's
the background and how to block them.
browser settings to prevent tracking. However, the industry, with the
help of Adobe Flash, has found a way to store a new kind of cookie
that can't be managed by a browser. They're much bigger and can even
reconstruct conventional cookies after they've been deleted. Here's
the background and how to block them.
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