worried about cookies? - Page 2

LiveAndLetLlive · #11 01-24-2008, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by nfw66

yes you should be worried about cookies ,they have info on your browsing habits,so you should set your browser to auto delete them on closing your browser,also you should hide your ip,rollitup may not store your ip ,but you can easily be traced to this site ,they will identify you easy ,if they are bothered to do so. So how do you hide your ip? well what i do is use tor in combination with privoxy which can be integrated into the firefox browser,this works similar to hollywood phone numbers ,it bounces your ip from one computer to another so when you enter a site they cant identify you ,instead of connecting directly to asite you will be bounced around first ,the cost is speed ,it can be slow at times but managable ,but when you want to resume regular browsing you can turn it off with a click.

hey cool m8 thanks for the advice! cheers! so what is "tor" btw. im not that great with comps. and for this privoxy thing is that a site i can go to?

God bless, all

nfw66 · #12 01-24-2008, 11:56 PM

just do a google on tor and privoxy they both have sites

Growver · #13 01-25-2008, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by nfw66

yes you should be worried about cookies ,they have info on your browsing habits [...]

How will anyone see your cookies unless they have local access to your computer? If you're worried about that, you better empty your browser cache file and have the data overwritten with at least three passes to ensure it's gone from your computer. Possible, but totally overkill for most people.

Cookies are very rarely a security risk. Other things (like people knowing your real IP address) are a much bigger security risk when posting to an online forum.