Re: How to keep sites from reading cookies?

From: Ubik (insert_spam_here_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 11/25/04

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    > My understanding was that sites only read their 'own' cookies
    Yes, more precisely: Your browser is responsible for sending the
    cookies. If implemented correctly the browser will only send cookies
    that belong to the current domain - and thus prevent websites from
    reading foreign cookies.

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