I think that's right, Kahless. As I understand it, it's replacing the cookies with ones that tell the providers server that you have opted out. Look at the two sites together as they share some entries and recognise that you may have already opted out.
I think, if you use Firefox with some security addons like WOT, NoScript, Adblock Plus and Brain 1.0, you are safe in the internet!
Those tracking cookies can usually be avoided by using the onboard-features of your browser.Example IE:Disable:-Referrer-Automatic Cookie accepting-Permanent CookiesSet:-Delete Temporary Internet Files at shutdownAnd most of all: Avoid Google and all it's products.I find it mildly amusing that there are people concerned about the privacy of their personal surfing habits, while at the same time using "Chrome" because it builds up pages half a nanosecond faster than the IE. Sadly while installing it you explicitly allowed Google to track all your internet connections (no matter if established by Chrome or any other program) and use this for commercial purposes.Hail to our Big Brother
Google is not the only data collector out there! There is no total security in the internet. Anyway, no reason for paranoia or panic. What we need is a balance between security and usability and last but not least common sense (thats what I call brain 1.0)!
Quote from: kahless on January 09, 2011, 05:30:47 PMGoogle is not the only data collector out there! There is no total security in the internet. Anyway, no reason for paranoia or panic. What we need is a balance between security and usability and last but not least common sense (thats what I call brain 1.0)! Ha! I can't believe Antares was actually looking for a plug-in on Firefox called "Brain 1.0"! How stupid is he! There's no truth to the rumour I was wondering as well...
Quote from: Jon on January 09, 2011, 05:43:16 PMQuote from: kahless on January 09, 2011, 05:30:47 PMGoogle is not the only data collector out there! There is no total security in the internet. Anyway, no reason for paranoia or panic. What we need is a balance between security and usability and last but not least common sense (thats what I call brain 1.0)! Ha! I can't believe Antares was actually looking for a plug-in on Firefox called "Brain 1.0"! How stupid is he! There's no truth to the rumour I was wondering as well... And as a true American, I was willing to forsake the scorn of others to find out the answer. And as a true Brit, you let the American fight your battle for you.