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Ghostery tracks over 1,400 trackers and gives you a roll-call of the ad networks, behavioral data providers, web publishers, and other companies interested in your activity.
DoubleClick is often linked with the controversy over spyware because browser HTTP cookies are set to track users as they travel from website to website and record which commercial advertisements they view and select while browsing.[7]
DoubleClick has also been criticized for misleading users by offering an opt-out option that is insufficiently effective. According to a San Francisco IT consulting group, although the opt-out option affects cookies, DoubleClick does not allow users to opt out of IP address-based tracking.[8]
DoubleClick with MSN were shown serving malware via drive-by download exploits by a group of attackers for some time in December 2010.[9]
Originally posted by Senduko
Now I don't mind coockies, I prefer sites not having them, but since I do my fair share of webdevelopment I know these are often cricital in making stuff work.
DoubleClick is often linked with the controversy over spyware
DoubleClick has also been criticized for misleading users by offering an opt-out option that is insufficiently effective.
DoubleClick does not allow users to opt out of IP address-based tracking.
DoubleClick with MSN were shown serving malware via drive-by download exploits by a group of attackers for some time in December 2010.[9]
Its one thing to take my info while browsing your website,
I do not like that fact ATS took the liberty to make this decision on my behalf.
So this add what you wanna call it will be following me around the web no matter where i go.
Its one thing to take my info while browsing your website, I do not like that fact ATS took the liberty to make this decision on my behalf. So this add what you wanna call it will be following me around the web no matter where i go. I would like some response to this, But sadly its just not ATS. Its being used by all the major companies.
Any opt-out is technically silly. Can you explain how an ad network would know you've opted out of their cookies, without setting a cookie?