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+-   Flash Cookies: The Worst Privacy Killer-> on Tuesday October 14 2008, @09:14AM Wiini

Submitted by Wiini on Tuesday October 14 2008, @09:14AM
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Wiini writes "I'm assuming that if you're here reading this post, you already know all of the dangers of cookies on your computer. In all honesty, I don't seriously believe that they're the most dangerous form of movement or web tracking, but they can definitely be used to monitor more movements than a person should feel comfortable with.

Macromedia Flash Player Cookies:
Stay on your computer for an unlimited amount of time
Store 100 kb of data by default, with an unlimited max
Couldn't be deleted by your browser
Send previous visit information and history, by default, without your permission
Okay... That's a pretty scary cookie. As it is right now, the cookies we're so deadly afraid of can store a maximum of 4 kb of information, are manage by your browser, and by default have reasonable defaults and restrictions.

This type of cookie exists on 98% of global computers, across all operating systems.

Macromedia Flash Player = evil."
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