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oldboy

As advised by you caring guys I am doing a spyware scan of my pc...

I assure you I am not having a dig at anyone here I just wish to start a debate regarding what these spyware programs declare in thier eyes as what I would call "ILLEGAL COOKIES"

A cookie to my ideology contains personal information about you and or your pc so that when you return say to this forum, it remembers who you are to save you signing in again... or something along those lines.

So what is an "illegal cookie" ?

Spy Cookie found : a cookie
Spy Cookie found : overture cookie
Spy Cookie found : adbueau cookie

etc etc..
I am not pointing out these cookies in particular just showing them as mere examples.

If spyware regards them as security threats, isnt it time these cookie owners were held responsible for this ?

If not then what is the point ?

Have a blessed day everyone :computer_

I would prefer to feel

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joe5

Well , not all cookies are "bad" cookies , most are harmless and even needed. But you have also cookies that collect and report back to much info , those are usually called tracking cookies.

Have a look here for more info on cookies:

http://www.slais.ubc.ca/courses/libr...man/cookie.htm

And here some more on "tracking" cookies:

http://heraldnet.com/stories/05/07/1...ossberg001.cfm

double_a_ron

Hi Oldboy,

I haven't had the chance to welcome you myself yet so:

Welcome to PCHF!!

The problem with these "illegal cookies" is that we usually agree to have them installed on our machine because of vague and sneaky EULAs (End User Licencing Agreements). If you are anything like me you just quickly click "I Accept" and hope for the best.

Another thing is that just because an anti-spyware/adware program detects them doesn't necessarily mean that they are harmful they just use certain techniques that are recognized by those programs.

Of course, then there are the cookies and apps that are well hidden and/or hide themselves and make themselves difficult to remove. I agree that these should be illegal but again. By either going onto a site or agreeing to a shady EULA we usually trap ourselves without any legal recourse.

Like telemarketing it's legal and annoying. The best tools to prevent having them weak havok on our lives is simply to have an idea as to what you are doing and not click anything without carefully reading what you're clicking on or agreeing to. Cookies are part of the internet and the neat stuff we can do online wouldn't be possible without them...unless someone comes up with a better system of course, as a species we seem to like sticking with what's established though so i don't see a major change coming about. So i guess we just have to take the good with the bad there.

joe5

Originally Posted by double_a_ron

Cookies are part of the internet and the neat stuff we can do online wouldn't be possible without them...unless someone comes up with a better system of course, as a species we seem to like sticking with what's established though so i don't see a major change coming about. So i guess we just have to take the good with the bad there.

This is the only correct part im afraid..

The problem with these "illegal cookies" is that we usually agree to have them installed on our machine because of vague and sneaky EULAs (End User Licencing Agreements). If you are anything like me you just quickly click "I Accept" and hope for the best.

Another thing is that just because an anti-spyware/adware program detects them doesn't necessarily mean that they are harmful they just use certain techniques that are recognized by those programs.

Of course, then there are the cookies and apps that are well hidden and/or hide themselves and make themselves difficult to remove. I agree that these should be illegal but again. By either going onto a site or agreeing to a shady EULA we usually trap ourselves without any legal recourse.

Like telemarketing it's legal and annoying. The best tools to prevent having them weak havok on our lives is simply to have an idea as to what you are doing and not click anything without carefully reading what you're clicking on or agreeing to.

But the rest is a description of spy/add ware , definatly not cookies.

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