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Tracking cookies! by Joey Morrison on 07-24-2009 at 12:54 AM
I recently discovered that my Windows Live Messenger is giving me tracking cookies from ATDMT every time I sign in or sign out.. along with a number of other, non-tracking cookies.
Does anyone know how to block this?
RE: Tracking cookies! by Mike on 07-24-2009 at 12:58 AM
How about the hosts file?
RE: Tracking cookies! by Menthix on 07-24-2009 at 12:59 AM
Cookies aren't harmful in any way. They simply keep track of which ad you already saw so you don't have to watch the same boring ad all day.
Anti-"malware" solutions came up with the idea of removing "tracker cookies" so they could list an extra feature on their site and reviews, making it look like a better product. You got a tracker cookie from this site keeping track of which threads you read (unless you denied or deleted it, making navigating this site more complicated).