On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 01:50:02 GMT, Jose    
   wrote:   
      
   >> [re flash foisting] That's a good question.  I wonder the same thing about   
   a lot of web sites I visit.  But, what do you do to protect yourself aside   
   from NOT browsing the net? Personally, I think there should be some laws put   
   into place that prohibit    
   the placement of cookies that track internet usage of individuals or tell   
   what's on a personal computer.  It is tantamount to criminal trespass when   
   someone does that to someone's computer without them being aware or giving of   
   permission.   
   >   
   >It is the nature of computers that they can lie, completely undetected.   
   >   Open source is a partial defense (if they lie too much, somebody will   
   >be likely to catch them) but not until it is too late.  Closed source is   
   >the devil incarnate (with which we must dance these days).   
   >   
   >I protect myself (a little) by pulling flash out, restricting cookies   
   >(not all cookies are bad, but there are too many to evaluate   
   >individually), turning animation, scripts, java,   
      
   Can you explain what happens when you turn off Java?  Always   
   been a deep mystery to me. Thanks.   
      
   Aspasia   
      
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