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Posted by MowGreen [MVP] on February 11, 2008, 6:11 pm
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I know of no add-on for IE7 that blocks web beacons. NoScript, an add-on
for Firefox, blocks them. Not sure about Opera, etc.
If you find one for IE7, be sure to post it.
MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
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Mseeker wrote:
> (If you don't know what web bugs are, see eff.org or elsewhere)
>
> Web bugs, also called web beacons, and by other names, are a non-cookie,
> non-IP related way to track people on the internet.
>
> In a way, it has made protection against cookies almost obsolete.
>
> I've read that some ad-blocking programs would block some web bugs, but I'm
> looking for something that blocks, detects and is able to scan for web bugs
> (or if that's too much, just part of that).
>
> I use IE 7. (No Firefox !)
>
> The issue is really privacy. Seeing ads can be annoying, but my real issue
> is preserving some privacy by not allowing myself to be tracked wherever I go
> on the internet. Any programs, means to achieve this ? I suppose proxies or
> anonymizer services might help, but they have their own disadvantadges.
>
> Suggestions ?
>
> Too bad that most people don't know about 'web bugs'.
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