mewi
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Use better advertising affiliates... I have noticed that this site has quite a few well known tracking cookie based ad companies... for example: mediaplex... doubleclick.net I know this may not be a problem for the more experienced computer user... But for a novice, running into such things on a tech site is a bit well hypocritical, am I mistaken?
DoubleClick especially, I know for a fact tracks and records any activity you do VIA a web browser, ( that is if you accept cookies from that DoubleClick ) it sends your data through their server. This tracking cookie also creates lag, and hang times... and sometimes forces a user to click "refresh" or reclick the link.
I have no information regarding MediaPlex but I would imagine they have similar if not identical goals as DoubleClick...
I'll also point out that DoubleClick has been sued in the past for acquiring information without that user's consent, I've even seen DoubleClick on bank account related websites!
There is also atdmt which is ALSO seen as spyware.. even my spybot s&d notes it as such... How many more are on this site x.X?
Either way... Tracking Cookie = Spyware = Bad
DoubleClick especially, I know for a fact tracks and records any activity you do VIA a web browser, ( that is if you accept cookies from that DoubleClick ) it sends your data through their server. This tracking cookie also creates lag, and hang times... and sometimes forces a user to click "refresh" or reclick the link.
I have no information regarding MediaPlex but I would imagine they have similar if not identical goals as DoubleClick...
I'll also point out that DoubleClick has been sued in the past for acquiring information without that user's consent, I've even seen DoubleClick on bank account related websites!
There is also atdmt which is ALSO seen as spyware.. even my spybot s&d notes it as such... How many more are on this site x.X?
Either way... Tracking Cookie = Spyware = Bad