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Browser cookies are dead, but online tracking is still alive and kicking

Posted September 19, 2013 - 2:43 pm

Tracking cookies are so five minutes ago. The new privacy boogiemen? Google's AdID and browser fingerprinting.
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How to get better bug reports from users without resorting to threats, bribes or tears

Posted July 10, 2013 - 6:00 am

Software developers weigh in on the best ways to get users to give them the information they need to fix problems
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If you need ammo, Bing is your search engine

Posted May 8, 2013 - 6:00 am

If comparing Bing and Google on regular search results isn’t enough, try comparing them based on autocomplete suggestions
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You are what you Google

Posted October 10, 2012 - 11:48 am

Lord help you once the Internet thinks it knows what you want
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FAQ: How to tell Google to forget you and make it stick

Posted February 24, 2012 - 7:55 pm

Google is building such complete behavioral models of customers there's a good chance the models will eventually take over from the real people. In the meantime, delete what Google knows about your tawdry web history before it becomes part of your permanent record.
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Dutch parliament deals bitter blow to online advertisers, web publishers

Posted June 22, 2011 - 4:20 pm

Will web publishers flee The Netherlands now that they're required to get permission to place cookies on users' PCs?
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Microsoft, Google, Mozilla unite, pointlessly, on 'Do Not Track'

Posted February 14, 2011 - 4:40 pm

The Do Not Track features in IE, Firefox and Chrome add a pleading note to your HTTP header asking that you not be taken advantage of.
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Browsers to defend privacy where feds won't

Posted January 24, 2011 - 5:20 pm

Google, Microsoft and Mozilla are competing to see who can come out with do-not-track features in browsers first; now about halting tracking at its source.
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Is privacy an illusion in the Digital Age?

Posted December 20, 2010 - 4:24 pm

It's hard to read about an ongoing U.S. government program to collect and store the personal information of Americans, or about smartphone apps are collecting user data and sharing them with companies, and not wonder if privacy is gone forever.
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WSJ warnings about privacy invading cookies carry privacy invading cookies

Posted November 12, 2010 - 10:54 am

The Wall Street Journal is obviously conflicted between the urge to help readers preserve their privacy and demand to help advertisers' violate it. Sandbagging the privacy-protection section is probably not the most subtle solution.
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This ad has been brought to you by you, part I

Posted October 28, 2010 - 11:30 pm

Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal took out its paddle and took several well placed whacks at a company few outside the Internet advertising community had ever heard of: Rapleaf.
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How to murder a Flash cookie zombie

Posted August 26, 2010 - 3:37 pm

The more I use Adobe Flash, the more I understand why Steve Jobs hates it. I can't tell you how many times a misbehaving Flash video has crashed my browser and/or slowed my system to sludge. Happens at least once a week.
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10 Tips for Safer Browsing: Supercookies and New Dangers

Posted June 10, 2010 - 8:16 am

Keeping safe online used to be simple: Use anti-virus software. Not any more. There's a whole new generation of threats to your online security and privacy. We'll look at some of the newest tricks the bad guys have cooked up, and give you 10 tips to help foil them.
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The Snoopy Google Toolbar

Posted January 27, 2010 - 1:07 pm

It turns out that the popular Google Toolbar has been keeping an eye on Internet Explorer 8 users even when it's turned off.
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