| Newsletter April 07, 2003 |
o Editorial
o Agent News
o Download of the week
o Technology
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EDITORIAL
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Cookies and privacy: should you be concerned?
Did you know that your computer can be cleaned? Most software stores
information about how you use your computer: the documents you have
accessed, the messages sent, etc. Web sites place cookies on your
machine that contain information about your browsing. Therefore anyone is
able to see what you have been doing. What's more, this stored information
can take up a considerable amount of space if you don't deal with it regularly.
What is a cookie? What are cookies for?
A cookie is a simple text file that is placed on your computer. It is
not a virus, nor is it spyware. While browsing, some sites store
information about your surfing habits in a cookie. For example, the language in which
you chose to view a Web page can be stored in a cookie. If you chose
Spanish, then you will automatically be taken to the Spanish version of the
site the next time that you connect. We can say that the cookie is the site's
memory of your visit.
Unfortunately, cookies don't just have positive aspects. They are
also great for merchant sites and advertising networks. They make it possible to
compile information in real-time that marketing studies can only
provide on a month-by-month basis.
Of course, it is possible to delete cookies within your browser. But
this operation can quickly become repetitive and fastidious. A second,
more radical solution is to totally refuse the presence of cookies on your
computer. But in this case you would not be able to make certain
on-line purchases. Worse still, some sites do not allow you access if you do
not accept their cookie. That could seriously disturb your browsing.
A third solution is to use a cookie 'muncher' or cookie filter. They
perform regular, automatic clean-ups of your machine. This is the case of
Window Washer, for example. This cleaning agent is the complete weapon
against spies and over-curious Web sites. It lets you set up personalized
deletion procedures – it is you who indicates which files and folders are to
be deleted. Another powerful tool is GhostSurf Pro. It has a way to defend
against every potential type of abuse, and also has tools to protect
your identity on-line.
So it is not the cookie itself that is dangerous, but the use that some
ill-intentioned people can make of it.
The AntiCookies on Agentland:
http://www.agentland.com/Download/4Browsing_Agents/Filtering_agents_privacy_security/Cookies_Filters/
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AGENT NEWS
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>> Filters <<
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DOWNLOAD OF THE WEEK
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> Tracks Eraser Pro
http://www.agentland.com/Download/Intelligent_Agent/1977.html
Your computer is spying on you now! Anyone using your computer can see where you have been on Internet. Tracks Eraser Pro is designed to protect you by cleaning up all the tracks of Internet activities on your computer. With only one click, Tracks Eraser allows you to erase the cache, cookies, history, typed URLs. Tracks Eraser works with Internet Explorer, Netscape, AOL, MSN, Opera.
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AntiSpy eliminates the traces of your internet activity and work on the computer. With AntiSpy, you can clear Location Bar History, clear Cookies, delete History, Temporary Internet Files and more.
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TECHNOLOGY
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> Tech group cooks up wired kitchen
http://news.com.com/2100-1041-994233.html?tag=nl
Frazzled working families could soon have some techie help in their kitchen, thanks to a new test project by a group of companies that includes Hewlett-Packard and IBM. The Internet Home Alliance, a group hoping to expand the market for funky connected devices into the home, is set to unveil a prototype of a Web-connected kitchen that lets people control their appliances remotely.
The test setup, due to be ready in two weeks, will consist of an Internet-enabled Polara refrigerated range from Whirlpool, a "flipscreen entertainment center" from Icebox, integration services from IBM, a printer from HP, customer services from Sears, Roebuck, and Internet grocery services from Peapod.
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