Firefox browser to move ahead with ‘Do Not Track’ option

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40. The "Cookie" app on the Mac is helpful.

Cookie gives you options for controlling tracking cookies, Flash cookies, and databases that are stored on your computer without your knowledge or consent.

After I installed this app, it was very enlightening to see all the persistent cookies and unsolicited tracking mechanisms on my computer. I'm also able to preserve tracking cookies if I want to for convenience.

This interview with a guy in the biz is interesting, not only because he says the tracking cookie is going away within 5 years. He offers insights into how advertisers aggregate and use your data, and he and the commenters on the article share some ideas about marketing stuff in a less invasive way.

Personally, I basically want advertisers to leave me alone and let me see the content I'm interested in without infringing on my privacy. And I sure as hell don't want the government, spammers, or snoopers of any sort monitoring me or collecting my information without my authorization. So I will use all the data defenses I can find when online, and encourage others to do the same.