Re: How to keep sites from reading cookies?

From: andy smart (anonymus_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/25/04 

Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 16:25:38 +0000

Brett wrote:
> I do have my browser set to prompt me for cookies. So I allow only certain
> cookies to be written. However, isn't the problem that certain sites will
> read your cookies regardless if they have written them, getting usernames
> and passwords? I thought that was always the problem.
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> Brett
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> "andy smart" <anonymus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:co24r5$56l$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net...
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My understanding was that sites only read their 'own' cookies, and I
found this reference
http://www.cozahost.com/NEWSLETTERS/GENERAL/ISSUES/21OCT2004
which supports that view. It's a good cookie primer (baking ***?).

I never allow sites to remember my password, ever, even at home - so I
do not have passwords stored in cookies. The big problem really is that
modern websites actually won't run without cookies so you can't avoid
them totally. One idea might be to delete all cookies at the end of each
surfing session, at least that way you'd be managing them.

I'd definitly make sure you are running anti-spyware software as well as
AV though!

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