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pokerfan

(27,677 posts) Mon Feb 20, 2012, 06:08 PM Feb 2012

Google caught secretly planting cookies in Internet Explorer

Don't be evil? Riiiight....

Basically, Google wrongfully bypasses the protection and enables its cookies to be allowed rather than blocked. Thus allowing Google to track the browsing habits of Internet Explorer users. In the mean time, Microsoft has made a Tracking Protection List to protect IE9 users from Google.

http://gizmodo.com/5886657/microsoft-says-google-secretly-planted-cookies-in-internet-explorer-too

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Google caught secretly planting cookies in Internet Explorer (Original Post) pokerfan Feb 2012 OP

Looks like they're trying to cover all the bases ... eppur_se_muova Feb 2012 #1

Tracking people is the ONLY reason Google created their "semi-browser" Chrome. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #2

I use a Add-in named TRACKMENOT for Firefox elifino Feb 2012 #3

eppur_se_muova

(36,261 posts)

1. Looks like they're trying to cover all the bases ...

Reply to pokerfan (Original post)

Mon Feb 20, 2012, 07:31 PM

Feb 2012

Google cookies 'bypassed Safari privacy protection'

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

2. Tracking people is the ONLY reason Google created their "semi-browser" Chrome.

Reply to pokerfan (Original post)

Tue Feb 21, 2012, 12:50 PM

Feb 2012

Chrome loads quickly and loads pages quickly because it's equivalent to a quickie - takes care of the immediate need but doesn't satisfy the nature of the act.

elifino

(366 posts)

3. I use a Add-in named TRACKMENOT for Firefox

Reply to pokerfan (Original post)

Tue Feb 21, 2012, 08:03 PM

Feb 2012

I installed it a week ago and it has stopped 6636 attempts to track. It also stops Google and YaHoo Analytical.

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