[Info-vax] Browser Tracking, was: Re: [OT] Real Usenet clients, was: Re: backups and compaction or nocompaction might be better

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2013-01-30 11:26:19 +0000, Paul Sture said:

> Call me a cynic if you will, but I see it as a deliberate policy to
> persuade people to start using Google Groups, having Javascript turned
> on at all times, and being logged into Google at all times.
> 
> I stopped playing that game when I saw an advert for data centre
> products in the middle of a humorous article on a tabloid newspaper's
> web site   That was all the proof I needed that Google were not only
> tracking my interests but giving me work related ads in my leisure time.
> ...
> 
> A corollary to that is that where you take a laptop or other portable
> device to work you should consider setting up separate accounts for work
> and personal use so that the various sites which attempt to track your
> interests don't serve up inappropriate ads for your context.

"How unique — and trackable — is your browser?"

<https://panopticlick.eff.org>

Often...  Surprisingly unique.


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