It's obvious that its scumbag advertisers and Google (maybe I'm repeating myself here) behind this. They want a way to track every user and all their behaviors. They want things like these to either not exist or be disabled by default. They live for all the user data they can gather. This also means they are available for law enforcement and any other party with interest to gather that data, now and in the future.
It's already starting to bother me. I'm seeing these advertisements here on Slashdot too. Aft
It's already starting to bother me. I'm seeing these advertisements here on Slashdot too. After I've searched for something on Google, the related advertisements start to come up EVERYWHERE on the internet. Seriously, they come after you. If you search for specific flights you start to see ads for that everyone. It'll haunt you and there's nothing you can do.
Similarly, you can use the NAI's opt-out page [networkadvertising.org] to opt-out of Google and other ad network tracking.
There's plenty of browser plugins that work to block ads entirely (such as AdBlock) and ones that ensure that the "opt-out" cookies stay in existence even if you clear your other cookies.
All the other browsers than Safari and IE are in bed with advertisers because both Firefox and Opera get revenue directly from Google.
The default search box in those browsers comes configured to use Google, yes. They do get income from ad revenue stemming from searches from the box. You're not forc
Similarly, you can use the NAI's opt-out page [networkadvertising.org] to opt-out of Google and other ad network tracking.
I went to that page - it told me I had to turn on third-party cookies to use its functionality. Nice try!
I'm pretty sure not allowing third-party cookies largely solves the problem already. I've also got Firefox set to "ask me every time" whenever someone wants to set a cookie - yeah, it was a pain for the first few weeks, but I think it's worth it.
Similarly, you can use the NAI's opt-out page [networkadvertising.org] to opt-out of Google and other ad network tracking.
I went to that page - it told me I had to turn on third-party cookies to use its functionality. Nice try!
I'm pretty sure not allowing third-party cookies largely solves the problem already. I've also got Firefox set to "ask me every time" whenever someone wants to set a cookie - yeah, it was a pain for the first few weeks, but I think it's worth it.
So what happens if a company proxies the third-party cookies through their own site and turns them into first-party cookies?
Advertisers can develop just as many hacks to deliver as as people can create hacks to stop advertisers.
Gee, How Much Google Paid For This (Score:2, Interesting)
It's already starting to bother me. I'm seeing these advertisements here on Slashdot too. Aft
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It's already starting to bother me. I'm seeing these advertisements here on Slashdot too. After I've searched for something on Google, the related advertisements start to come up EVERYWHERE on the internet. Seriously, they come after you. If you search for specific flights you start to see ads for that everyone. It'll haunt you and there's nothing you can do.
Not true: you can change your Google Ad Preferences [google.com] or opt-out.
Similarly, you can use the NAI's opt-out page [networkadvertising.org] to opt-out of Google and other ad network tracking.
There's plenty of browser plugins that work to block ads entirely (such as AdBlock) and ones that ensure that the "opt-out" cookies stay in existence even if you clear your other cookies.
All the other browsers than Safari and IE are in bed with advertisers because both Firefox and Opera get revenue directly from Google.
The default search box in those browsers comes configured to use Google, yes. They do get income from ad revenue stemming from searches from the box. You're not forc
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Similarly, you can use the NAI's opt-out page [networkadvertising.org] to opt-out of Google and other ad network tracking.
I went to that page - it told me I had to turn on third-party cookies to use its functionality. Nice try!
I'm pretty sure not allowing third-party cookies largely solves the problem already. I've also got Firefox set to "ask me every time" whenever someone wants to set a cookie - yeah, it was a pain for the first few weeks, but I think it's worth it.
Re:Gee, How Much Google Paid For This (Score:3)
Similarly, you can use the NAI's opt-out page [networkadvertising.org] to opt-out of Google and other ad network tracking.
I went to that page - it told me I had to turn on third-party cookies to use its functionality. Nice try!
I'm pretty sure not allowing third-party cookies largely solves the problem already. I've also got Firefox set to "ask me every time" whenever someone wants to set a cookie - yeah, it was a pain for the first few weeks, but I think it's worth it.
So what happens if a company proxies the third-party cookies through their own site and turns them into first-party cookies?
Advertisers can develop just as many hacks to deliver as as people can create hacks to stop advertisers.
What, you thought HTML5 was just for kicks?
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What does HTML5 have to do with this?
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What does HTML5 have to do with this?
HTML5 includes a scripting functionality, based on JavaScript IIRCC.
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The only scripting functionality in HTML5 is the same as HTML has had since Netscape introduced JavaScript in '95. There's nothing new there. You can see for yourself: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/scripting-1.html [whatwg.org]
It's true that HTML5 includes a scripting functionality, but it's like saying that the new Volvo has a steering wheel.