Cookie

Everyone loves cookies except when it comes to Internet tracking. That
type of cookies. That's not what you want! They are being used to
track a user experience, where you have been and how often. You are
suppose to "experience" a custom experience next time you return to a
visited site. Half true. In reverse, Internet marketers employ
cookies with sites to track you and then sell the patterns to
Advertisers to make more money. And what do you get? Zero dollar
return and more annoying ads on your screen.

You can deal with these cookies before and now. You can wipe them
from your harddrive by clearing your browser cache. Or turn on the
danny "anonymous browsing" option from Safari 4.x and Firefox 3.5.
Internet Explorer, I stay away so I cannot tell you.

Now, here's a new one that you are being tracked and you cannot get
rid of it (easily if you don't know)! It's the Flash player cookies.
On websites, you got so many flashy and nice videos and animations.
Flash player does the trick for you. But these Flash player cookies
are more secretive and more accurate in reporting your behaviour. Now
Internet Marketers and major websites can track you better and have
better stats to sell.

You know what is the kicker? You cannot get rid of it on your own.
The only way to see them is going to Adobe's website and visit this
page: http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager06.html
Incredible huh? Delete them by clicking on the "Delete all sites"
And then click on the Global Storage Settings to restrict them from
storing 100K of information on your harddrive for their profit and
privacy intrusion. Take it down to 10K. Hee hee...