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A disturbing new report on your Internet Privacy

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Posted 20 June 2009 - 11:08 AM

A disturbing new report on your Internet Privacy
http://msmvps.com/blogs/hostsnews/default.aspx

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Posted 21 June 2009 - 07:44 PM

Average privacy policies are written at a grade level of 13.83? ...How do these people calculate these things?
I hate my life :(

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Posted 28 June 2009 - 10:00 PM

Thanks tork for the site and info. I just don't know what I can do about it. I use Google. I would assume that most don't allow 3rd party cookies. I really don't don't know how a person would check other than having you security set not to allow them. Question does that really work. I would think that most tracking is for dollars. What you might want to buy or have bought. I have always believed that there is a way to track for security of this nation built in. Keep this in mind. I was one of those people that thought Colombian brown was coffee.

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Posted 29 June 2009 - 05:55 AM

@Layback Bear
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This is one of the main reasons why the majority of these "trackers" are included in the MVPS HOSTS file ...

Are you using a HOSTS file? Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File

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This is why I recommend turning off Cookies and "whitelist" (allow) only those that are needed ...

Blocking Unwanted Cookies

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Posted 05 July 2009 - 08:04 AM

Thanks again for the information tork . I bookmarked that mvp site. Most of the information is way over my knowledge at present. Got to be a good site to learn.

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Posted 14 July 2009 - 10:35 AM

@Layback Bear
You're welcome! I learn something new everyday and my bookmarks keep growing and growing :thumbsup:
Enjoy your day
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