Guest guest Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 I hate to post anything not goddess related, but the current set of messages about web beacons is misleading. If you check the help site and if you look elsewhere on how web beacons work, you'll see that they're not such a threat. keeps tabs on people who open images on the email sent from their site. It's a simple ping and doesn't convey any personal data, and if you're concerned you can keep yourself invisible by setting your email program not to open images in email from . More importantly, there's no way that the web beacon system can track your surfing or emailing otherwise. There would have to be a beacon on the web page itself to send this data or the beacon would have to exist as a spyware program on your computer. Neither is the case. As one IT professional writes, " 'It is definitely inaccurate to say can " follow you around the Internet'. They can track whether you open mail FROM THEM, and they can track your traffic patterns WITHIN THEIR SITE. They cannot do so with other Web sites. " (http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=103;t=000268)\ .. Michael Steinberg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Thank you. Welcome to the group, BTW :-) , Michael Steinberg <mlstein wrote: > > As one IT > professional writes, " 'It is definitely inaccurate to say can > " follow you around the Internet'. They can track whether you open mail > FROM THEM, and they can track your traffic patterns WITHIN THEIR SITE. > They cannot do so with other Web sites. " > (http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi? ubb=get_topic;f=103;t=000268). > > Michael Steinberg > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Well I think that this does touch on two spiritual principles; fear and investigation - going into something thoroughly. First, it definitely hits my fear of being tracked and other big-brother type tactics. But next, your email made me think about how I just really took this and ran with it. I personally don't think that there is anything wrong with opting out of such things even if they aren't particularly harmful or invasive. However, I really didn't look very deeply into that, which I find interesting. I just reacted to my own fear. If I was more grounded in my relationship to Devi would I be less likely to panic? Something to consider. Anyway here is an article that I found when I thought more deeply about what you posted. http://antivirus.about.com/od/spywareandadware/a/bugs.htm Thank you for bringing this up. Namaste, pr , Michael Steinberg <mlstein wrote: > > I hate to post anything not goddess related, but the current set of > messages about web beacons is misleading. If you check the help > site and if you look elsewhere on how web beacons work, you'll see that > they're not such a threat. keeps tabs on people who open images on > the email sent from their site. It's a simple ping and doesn't convey > any personal data, and if you're concerned you can keep yourself > invisible by setting your email program not to open images in email from > . > > More importantly, there's no way that the web beacon system can track > your surfing or emailing otherwise. There would have to be a beacon on > the web page itself to send this data or the beacon would have to exist > as a spyware program on your computer. Neither is the case. As one IT > professional writes, " 'It is definitely inaccurate to say can > " follow you around the Internet'. They can track whether you open mail > FROM THEM, and they can track your traffic patterns WITHIN THEIR SITE. > They cannot do so with other Web sites. " > (http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=103;t=000268)\ .. > > Michael Steinberg > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Clearing cookies will take care of the web beacons. In browsers like firefox and maxthon, clearing cookies, history etc are easier. If the browser is set to clear cookies and all private data upon exit, it will take care of that. In addition, one can use Ccleaner to clear data (can be run from recycle bin using right click). But, while installing it, do not install the toolbar, if you do not want your computer to communicate to the server. , " prainbow61 " <paulie- rainbow wrote: > > Well I think that this does touch on two spiritual principles; fear > and investigation - going into something thoroughly. > > First, it definitely hits my fear of being tracked and other > big-brother type tactics. > > But next, your email made me think about how I just really took this > and ran with it. > > I personally don't think that there is anything wrong with opting out > of such things even if they aren't particularly harmful or invasive. > However, I really didn't look very deeply into that, which I find > interesting. I just reacted to my own fear. > > If I was more grounded in my relationship to Devi would I be less > likely to panic? Something to consider. > > Anyway here is an article that I found when I thought more deeply > about what you posted. > > http://antivirus.about.com/od/spywareandadware/a/bugs.htm > > Thank you for bringing this up. > > Namaste, > > pr > > , Michael Steinberg <mlstein@> > wrote: > > > > I hate to post anything not goddess related, but the current set of > > messages about web beacons is misleading. If you check the help > > site and if you look elsewhere on how web beacons work, you'll see that > > they're not such a threat. keeps tabs on people who open > images on > > the email sent from their site. It's a simple ping and doesn't convey > > any personal data, and if you're concerned you can keep yourself > > invisible by setting your email program not to open images in email > from > > . > > > > More importantly, there's no way that the web beacon system can track > > your surfing or emailing otherwise. There would have to be a beacon on > > the web page itself to send this data or the beacon would have to exist > > as a spyware program on your computer. Neither is the case. As one IT > > professional writes, " 'It is definitely inaccurate to say can > > " follow you around the Internet'. They can track whether you open mail > > FROM THEM, and they can track your traffic patterns WITHIN THEIR SITE. > > They cannot do so with other Web sites. " > > > (http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi? ubb=get_topic;f=103;t=000268). > > > > Michael Steinberg > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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