Schneier on Security : Flash Cookies(schneier.com)
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Schneier on Security : Flash Cookies
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/08/flash_cookies.html
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Got it. I'm a bit busy, too, so give me a couple of days ....
By the way, I'm not especially interested in throwing money away, even if it is for a good cause. And I'm rather clueless about some aspects of web etiquette; I occasionally see people screaming about ads for reasons that I fail to comprehend. So: Would it be a bad idea to put AdSense on the site, to help pay for it?
By the way, I'm not especially interested in throwing money away, even if it is for a good cause. And I'm rather clueless about some aspects of web etiquette; I occasionally see people screaming about ads for reasons that I fail to comprehend. So: Would it be a bad idea to put AdSense on the site, to help pay for it?
The Wired article Bruce links to was submitted here last week, but some of the commenters on Bruce's site have useful advice, so I figured it was worth linking.
schneier writes about how evil the flash cookies are, but he doesn't mention how to deactivate them. I did it (http://giu.me/s/ngaf8k), and that's how it went down (note: some flash applications won't work anymore after you deactivate the flash cookies!):
first, go to the Website Storage Settings Panel by following this link: http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplay.... while there, hit the delete all cookies button.
next step, visit the Global Storage Settings Panel located at http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplay.... deselect the first option (the one that permits third parties to save data on your computer).
finally, excuse me that I didn't use the exact english description of each option. as you may guess, my settings are displayed in another language than the english one (it's the german one, to be exact :).
first, go to the Website Storage Settings Panel by following this link: http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplay.... while there, hit the delete all cookies button.
next step, visit the Global Storage Settings Panel located at http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplay.... deselect the first option (the one that permits third parties to save data on your computer).
finally, excuse me that I didn't use the exact english description of each option. as you may guess, my settings are displayed in another language than the english one (it's the german one, to be exact :).
Unfortunalely, I'm too busy to set up that site, but feel free if you've got the time.