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Sunday, January 10, 2010

Flash cookies

In addition to normal cookies, it turns out your computer probably also has Flash cookies. Allegedly you can avoid them by using Adobe's Flash Settings page, but it may not work. I put my settings on "ask me every time", then went to half a dozen video sites like Metacafe and Youtube. I got half a dozen cookies and no queries.
Hat tip to Barbra for pointing out this problem.

1 comment:

  1. Adobe Flash = Security Hole.

    Web Designer tendency to want to use Flash for simple Website Navigation = Most idiotic, moronic, retarded, brain-dead bit of stupidity I've seen in a long time.

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