tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079863.post2150857660552593893..comments2024-03-15T21:12:43.843-07:00Comments on the wild web: cookies by many different namesSid Stammhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788622306405563565noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079863.post-11462566449516431842010-01-30T04:02:21.268-08:002010-01-30T04:02:21.268-08:00The problem is, that most normal users will never ...The problem is, that most normal users will never hear of these issues. It's of course possible to enhance your privacy with tools like NoScript, BetterPrivacy or AdblockPlus. But that can't be a solution for everybody and browser vendors should do everything possible to find a good balance between privacy and usability.Aqualonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079863.post-77410664776815661282010-01-29T19:38:41.068-08:002010-01-29T19:38:41.068-08:00Well. Since you asked. I and many of my friends a...Well. Since you asked. I and many of my friends and coworkers:<br />* Run BetterPrivacy and/or NoScript to delete or block flash cookies<br />* Keep very restricted caches, deleting as often as every session<br />* Disable :visited (probably speeds up page rendering slightly, and personally I don't find it that useful) or clear history per session<br />* Restrict cookies to session scope and/or whitelist cookies on a per site basis.<br /><br />And you know what? The web still works juuuust fine.<br /><br />It does show the incompetence of a site creator if they don't make use of their language's URL session tracking, and I have to whitelist their site's cookies for that session, but that's about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com