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--- privacy_protection [2021/03/16 21:06] – [Tracking methods] hc9
+++ privacy_protection [2023/07/19 06:08] (current) – [Privacy protection] hc9
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     * Like standard cookies, but done with Adobe Flash. Check the [[http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager06.html|Website Privacy Settings panel]].
   * Zombie cookies
-    * Yet another cookie type. This one's particular, though. It will be recreated even if the user has deleted it. Actually, it's not just a single cookie, like the HTTP or flash types. Other storage mechanisms will additionally be used (e.g., HTML5 Storage, Silverlight Isolated Storage, Web cache|history, etc. and if the user fails at removing them, they will repopulate the data storage. Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_cookie.
+    * Yet another cookie type. This one's particular, though. It will be recreated even if the user has deleted it. Actually, it's not just a single cookie, like the HTTP or flash types. Other storage mechanisms will additionally be used (e.g., "HTML5 Storage", "Silverlight Isolated Storage", "Web cache|history", etc. and if the user fails at removing them, they will repopulate the data storage. Read more here: [[wp>wiki/Zombie_cookie|Zombie_cookie]].
   * Web bugs
     * A small or invisible object (like a 1x1 pixel image) is put into a web site or e-mail message which is loaded from a third party. Read the [[http://w2.eff.org/Privacy/Marketing/web_bug.html|Web Bug FAQ]]
   * Browser fingerprinting
-    * Your browser can send information that makes could make your system uniquely identifiable. See http://panopticlick.eff.org/XXX More?? XXXXXX
+    * Your browser can send information that makes could make your system uniquely identifiable. See http://panopticlick.eff.org/XXX More?? XXX
+    * XXX
-Even if you don't care about online privacy, you should be aware of the fact that some of the above techiques can be used to impersonate you. See, for instance, an article about [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie#Cookie_theft_and_session_hijacking|Cookie theft and session hijacking]].
+Even if you don't care about online privacy, you should be aware of the fact that some of the above techiques can be used to impersonate you. See, for instance, an article about [[wp>HTTP_cookie#Cookie_theft_and_session_hijacking|Cookie theft and session hijacking]].
 So far we have seen some of the hidden risks to your online privacy that don't require you to do something in particular, just that you browse the internet. There are also various activities that are based on the information you explicitly give (though, of course, the methods discussed above still apply): search engines and social networks.
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   * [[http://www.eff.org/wp/effs-top-12-ways-protect-your-online-privacy|EFF's Top 12 Ways to Protect Your Online Privacy]]
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