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Old 06-30-2003
David
 
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Default Re: Linux and spyware?

Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
>
> Don't forget web bugs: 1 pixel by 1 pixel transparent gifs on web pages
> that may be pulled from any *other* web site in the world, allowing
> sites that have nothing to do with your visible web page to determine
> what the calling site was, what host, and all sorts of other interesting
> information. Can you say "ad.doubleclick.net collects data on people"?


Do you know of any OSS web bug blocking packages available?

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