A good reason to check your browser security/cookie settings

[PhilT]

I saw this article and thought it may be of interest. It's just insidious how personal information mining gets more and more sophisticated.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...512989404.html

I liked this bit (not):-

" ....The Journal found that Microsoft Corp.'s popular Web portal, MSN.com, planted a tracking file packed with data: It had a prediction of a surfer's age, ZIP Code and gender, plus a code containing estimates of income, marital status, presence of children and home ownership, according to the tracking company that created the file, Targus Information Corp.

Both Targus and Microsoft said they didn't know how the file got onto MSN.com, and added that the tool didn't contain "personally identifiable" information. ..." What a laugh!

I guess the message is : "Check out your Cookie settings".

[kyonides]

Re: A good reason to check your browser security/cookie settings

It's a shame many people didn't even notice how they stole their personal info...