Comments on: StumbleUpon Is Still Good For A Few Hits http://success.grownupgeek.com/index.php/2007/09/30/stumbleupon-is-still-good-for-a-few-hits/ Do it right the first time, stoopit! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:58:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave http://success.grownupgeek.com/index.php/2007/09/30/stumbleupon-is-still-good-for-a-few-hits/#comment-343 Dave Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:04:45 +0000 http://success.grownupgeek.com/index.php/2007/09/30/stumbleupon-is-still-good-for-a-few-hits/#comment-343 There's no such thing as a "malicious cookie". A cookie is simply a request from a website that you store a small piece of information and include it in any further requests from that website. There are all sorts of things that companies can potentially do with cookies, but the cookies themselves are not and can not be malicious. In any case, I count only 5 cookies, four of which are from Google Analytics and the other one, from this site, appears to only hold the number of times you have visited. If you are concerned about Google knowing that you have visited grownupgeek.com and other sites that uses Google Analytics, then block cookies from google.com. Google will still know (thanks to the wonders of JavaScript) but they won't know that you are the same person who visited any other site that uses Google Analytics. If you're even more paranoid, try turning JavaScript off. Also, turn Flash off, and ActionScript, and Java and loading images from third party sites and make sure you use Tor. Anything less, and any tracking site will be able to track you. If you want anonymity, it's hard work. If you want to spread FUD, do it somewhere else. There’s no such thing as a “malicious cookie”.

A cookie is simply a request from a website that you store a small piece of information and include it in any further requests from that website.

There are all sorts of things that companies can potentially do with cookies, but the cookies themselves are not and can not be malicious.

In any case, I count only 5 cookies, four of which are from Google Analytics and the other one, from this site, appears to only hold the number of times you have visited.

If you are concerned about Google knowing that you have visited grownupgeek.com and other sites that uses Google Analytics, then block cookies from google.com. Google will still know (thanks to the wonders of JavaScript) but they won’t know that you are the same person who visited any other site that uses Google Analytics.

If you’re even more paranoid, try turning JavaScript off. Also, turn Flash off, and ActionScript, and Java and loading images from third party sites and make sure you use Tor. Anything less, and any tracking site will be able to track you.

If you want anonymity, it’s hard work. If you want to spread FUD, do it somewhere else.

]]> By: Rand B. Wilson http://success.grownupgeek.com/index.php/2007/09/30/stumbleupon-is-still-good-for-a-few-hits/#comment-342 Rand B. Wilson Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:37:19 +0000 http://success.grownupgeek.com/index.php/2007/09/30/stumbleupon-is-still-good-for-a-few-hits/#comment-342 [quote comment="341"]You are aware that you are at least spreading 15 malicious cookies on this webblog?[/quote] Hi Cookie; I believe the cookies you are referring to are to track if you have even been here at the blog before - if you havn't a greeting and "subscribe to my RSS" notice will be displayed - this goes away after 3 visits. Hardly malicious by any measure of the term. Cookiefucker said:

You are aware that you are at least spreading 15 malicious cookies on this webblog?

Hi Cookie;
I believe the cookies you are referring to are to track if you have even been here at the blog before – if you havn’t a greeting and “subscribe to my RSS” notice will be displayed – this goes away after 3 visits.
Hardly malicious by any measure of the term.

]]> By: Cookiefucker http://success.grownupgeek.com/index.php/2007/09/30/stumbleupon-is-still-good-for-a-few-hits/#comment-341 Cookiefucker Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:34:33 +0000 http://success.grownupgeek.com/index.php/2007/09/30/stumbleupon-is-still-good-for-a-few-hits/#comment-341 You are aware that you are at least spreading 15 malicious cookies on this webblog? You are aware that you are at least spreading 15 malicious cookies on this webblog?

]]> By: Josh http://success.grownupgeek.com/index.php/2007/09/30/stumbleupon-is-still-good-for-a-few-hits/#comment-211 Josh Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:31:56 +0000 http://success.grownupgeek.com/index.php/2007/09/30/stumbleupon-is-still-good-for-a-few-hits/#comment-211 Nice article. Thank you for writing it. I also have made several attempts at digg/stumble with different results each time depending on several factors. I aggree with your post about them being able to spot a mfa/spam and not clicking adds. Its always nice to get traffic to your site but those guys usually just come through very quickly and dont stick around to take in the rest of what you have to offer on your site. Anaway, thanks for the article, I clicked it from you dp postbit. Hope to visit again soon and learn more. -josh Nice article. Thank you for writing it. I also have made several attempts at digg/stumble with different results each time depending on several factors. I aggree with your post about them being able to spot a mfa/spam and not clicking adds. Its always nice to get traffic to your site but those guys usually just come through very quickly and dont stick around to take in the rest of what you have to offer on your site.

Anaway, thanks for the article, I clicked it from you dp postbit. Hope to visit again soon and learn more.

-josh

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