[luau] dirty cookie trick(?)

[Virgil]

Scott,

You can have you browser set to not accept cookies or have it notify you
when its asking for a cookie. You can even clear your browser of all cookies
if you want it to. Cookies doesn't have to and cannot permanently reside on
your harddrive.

As for those ssl tactics you mentioned my guess is that the ad company wants
to protect the information that they are gathering through these cookies. Or
it could be that the webpage has ssl with a banner ad which sounds more
logical.

Virgil


As for this sort of tactic

On 7/7/03 9:35 AM, "R. Scott Belford" <sctinc at flex.com> wrote:

> I have noticed that on a few web sites, Delta Air Lines in particular, I
> am prompted to accept the ssl certificate from ads.doubleclick.net.  I
> presume that this is a sneaky way to get me to accept a very permanent
> cookie, but perhaps it is a benign request.  I just don't see why an ad
> would require ssl.  Any thoughts on this tactic?
> 
> --scott
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