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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: Being tracked on the web |
| Date | 2014-01-22 22:24 +0000 |
| Organization | People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates |
| Message-ID | <bkaup9Fb5m9U3@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (19 earlier) <52df4da6$0$59785$c3e8da3$e074e489@news.astraweb.com> <220120141811442655%YourName@YourISP.com> <bk9uttF48emU1@mid.individual.net> <230120140856465666%YourName@YourISP.com> <lbpa21$2d1$1@dont-email.me> |
On 2014-01-22, Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> wrote: > In article <230120140856465666%YourName@YourISP.com>, > Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote: > >> And yet again, it is not and cannot track *you* - it has absolutely >> no personal details about you at all. It does "track" what the >> computer / device is doing. These nutters who claim their personal >> information is being sold to other companies simply because they are >> browsing websites, etc. are simply moronic idiots who have no idea >> what they're talking about. > > So you've apparently forgotten how easy it is to do something like.... > > Aha... machine XYZ, which we installed a unique ID cookie on last week > when they visited feefiefoe.com has just landed on this other website, > Englishgiant.org. We do analysis on that one, too, so we know it's the > same machine because we queried the cookies it has, and guess what > came back? Yep, The ID that was set by site feefiefoe.com. Oh, and > look... They used a credit card to order a copy of "How to avoid NSA > Tracking". OK, so now we'll start pumping ads about identity > protection at them. Oh, and look! From there, they went to this blog > about privacy - Oh, goodie! We own the site the blog runs on, so we > can get *EVERYTHING* they say and know what they read! Hmmm... they're > reading about privacy again - More identity protection scheme ads... > Oh, and bonus! They commented on one of the blog posts after logging > in with their facebook account. OK, so now we know the id cookie we > set is on a machine likely owned - definitely at least used - by Mr. > Bill Smith, with CC number XXXXXXXX, and we know he's worried about > privacy, and... > > From there, how many more steps do you think it takes before they, > (not the tinfoil hat brigade's "they", but "whoever might be > interested") know everything but the length of Mr. Smith's dick? > > Hint: Not very bloody many. With what they've got from just 4-5 > website visits, they've got all they need to do everything but tell > you his hair color - and maybe even that. > > But since you're just doing your best to stir the pot, you'll respond > with something that boils down to "You're another tinfoil hatter, > aincha?" - the typical fallback position for someone who doesn't want > to face the fact that reality isn't what they wish it was. Spot on. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR
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Being tracked on the web John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2014-01-18 21:50 -0800
Re: Being tracked on the web Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2014-01-18 22:27 -0800
Re: Being tracked on the web Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-01-19 00:09 -0800
Re: Being tracked on the web Joanna Shuttleworth <js@example.com> - 2014-01-19 09:58 +0000
Re: Being tracked on the web Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-01-19 12:17 -0800
Re: Being tracked on the web J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-19 04:59 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-19 19:30 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> - 2014-01-19 15:32 -0600
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-20 13:12 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-20 00:14 +0000
Re: Being tracked on the web Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2014-01-19 19:12 -0800
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-20 18:15 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-20 00:29 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-20 19:14 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-20 01:25 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-21 09:13 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-20 15:22 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-21 13:25 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-20 19:28 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2014-01-20 18:13 -0800
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-21 16:29 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-21 00:10 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2014-01-20 22:57 -0800
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-22 09:12 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2014-01-21 23:13 -0800
Re: Being tracked on the web J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-20 21:51 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-21 16:33 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-20 22:48 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-21 18:43 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-21 18:56 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-21 01:10 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-21 19:35 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-21 03:29 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-22 09:11 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-21 16:13 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-22 13:14 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-21 21:22 +0000
Re: Being tracked on the web J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-21 16:22 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-22 13:14 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-21 19:40 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-22 16:53 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-22 16:30 +0000
Re: Being tracked on the web JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-21 23:48 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-22 18:11 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web Tom Stiller <clusterfux.upmon@gmail.com> - 2014-01-22 13:21 +0000
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-23 08:56 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2014-01-22 12:35 -0800
Re: Being tracked on the web Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-22 22:24 +0000
Re: Being tracked on the web J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-22 17:47 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-23 13:02 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2014-01-22 19:45 -0800
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-23 18:19 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-22 23:34 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-23 18:26 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-23 12:35 +0000
Re: Being tracked on the web Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2014-01-23 05:48 -0800
Re: Being tracked on the web JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-22 16:09 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-23 13:08 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-22 23:37 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-23 18:24 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-23 01:04 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-23 19:15 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-23 03:16 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-22 22:19 +0000
Re: Being tracked on the web Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-23 02:15 +0000
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-22 18:16 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web "Thomas R. Kettler" <tkettler@blownfuse.net> - 2014-01-22 09:43 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-21 17:22 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-22 13:14 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-20 23:25 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-21 00:10 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2014-01-20 16:10 -0800
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-21 16:34 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-20 23:36 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-21 18:48 +1300
Re: Being tracked on the web nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-21 00:10 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-21 00:56 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-19 03:37 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-01-19 20:25 +1100
Re: Being tracked on the web Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-01-19 14:20 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-01-19 12:26 -0800
Re: Being tracked on the web Tom Stiller <clusterfux.upmon@gmail.com> - 2014-01-19 13:27 +0000
Re: Being tracked on the web Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-01-19 11:02 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-01-19 16:08 +0000
Re: Being tracked on the web John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2014-01-19 08:24 -0800
Re: Being tracked on the web Earl Grey <earl@t.net> - 2014-01-19 12:43 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Joe Wolf Dee <joedid@email.com> - 2014-01-19 12:46 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-19 18:54 +0000
Re: Being tracked on the web J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-19 18:06 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-20 00:03 +0000
Re: Being tracked on the web John Albert <j.albert@snet.net> - 2014-01-19 13:49 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-19 18:12 -0500
Re: Being tracked on the web John Albert <j.albert@snet.net> - 2014-01-20 14:57 -0500
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