is this correct about cookies

[Jay T. Blocksom]

On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 15:58:09 GMT, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, null@zilch.com
wrote:
>
[snip]
>
> Only if you hand it to them on a silver platter If you don't take
> draconian measures to hide your IP address while surfing, your ISP can
> be deduced. But your email addy is safe unless you specifically
> divulge it.
>
[snip]

s/safe/relatively safe/

*Nothing* is completely "safe".

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Jay T. Blocksom
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Appropriate Technology, Inc.
usenet01[at]appropriate-tech.net


"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
-- Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759.

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NOTE: E-Mail address in "From:" line is INVALID! Remove +SPAMBLOCK to mail.
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Unsolicited advertising sent to this E-Mail address is expressly prohibited
under USC Title 47, Section 227. Violators are subject to charge of up to
$1,500 per incident or treble actual costs, whichever is greater.
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[Jay T. Blocksom]

On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 01:16:34 GMT, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, lucky
<luckydriver@prodigy.net> wrote:
>
> X-No-Archive:Yes
>
[snip]

Please knock this crap off. It does nothing to protect your privacy, and it
makes following the threads a PITA for at least some folks, some of the
time.

> OK, well I guess w/o a court order they can't associate the IP with me
> specifically right?
[snip]

What on Earth gave you *that* idea?

> Thanks for the info, I didn't know what the contents of the cookie were
> and if they included my main ISP email.
[snip]

If whatever web browser you use to "register at xyz.com" is aware of that
e-mail address (and maybe even if it isn't), then it is a trivial matter for
it to be included in the cookie -- especially if you surf with Java,
JavaScript, or (worst of all) ActiveX enabled.

> I just don't want them able to find me. It would be bad for me at work.
[snip]

There is NO SUCH THING as true anonymity on the 'net, PERIOD. There are
many things you can do to *approach* a state of anonymity; but it is obvious
that you aren't doing nearly any of them. So until and unless you *fully*
grasp that concept, I would suggest that you don't do anything you wouldn't
want to see reported on the front page of the New York Times.

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Jay T. Blocksom
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Appropriate Technology, Inc.
usenet01[at]appropriate-tech.net


"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
-- Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759.

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NOTE: E-Mail address in "From:" line is INVALID! Remove +SPAMBLOCK to mail.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Unsolicited advertising sent to this E-Mail address is expressly prohibited
under USC Title 47, Section 227. Violators are subject to charge of up to
$1,500 per incident or treble actual costs, whichever is greater.
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[Jay T. Blocksom]

On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 00:10:45 GMT, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, lucky
<luckydriver@prodigy.net> wrote:
>
[snip]
>
> it's a shame you really don't know how to hide your identity...
[snip]

And neither do you.

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Jay T. Blocksom
--------------------------------
Appropriate Technology, Inc.
usenet01[at]appropriate-tech.net


"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
-- Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
NOTE: E-Mail address in "From:" line is INVALID! Remove +SPAMBLOCK to mail.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Unsolicited advertising sent to this E-Mail address is expressly prohibited
under USC Title 47, Section 227. Violators are subject to charge of up to
$1,500 per incident or treble actual costs, whichever is greater.
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