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   Message 962 of 2,445   
   Aaron Thomas to Rob Mccart   
   Re: Your Gmail search res   
   27 Mar 25 07:08:45   
   
   TID: Mystic BBS 1.12 A49   
   MSGID: 1:342/200 325c045f   
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    RM> Opera first came out in 1995 and I've probably used it since then.   
    RM>    
    RM> I'm not really sure how the browser sees Trackers although I suppose   
    RM> it has to latch onto the Browser so there may just be a better reset   
    RM> done when a site is exited. Adware is probably easier for it to catch   
    RM> since it has to display through the browser, but I do get a Lot of   
    RM> sites complaining that they can't send me ads because they are being   
    RM> blocked and asking me to turn that off, so I know that works pretty   
    RM> well..   
      
   Based on what I can figure out about tracking, websites are storing cookies in   
   our browsers, and then when we go to another website, the latter website   
   is making logical decisions about us based on the cookies from the   
   websites we previously visited. That can be averted by deleting cookies.   
      
   Adware, on the other hand, used to hijack browsers rampantly (e.g. "You're pc   
   is infected!") But now days I'm assuming that adware is less conspicuous, and   
   instead of trying to elicit a response from victims, it's probably just spying   
   on us silently instead.   
      
   So it sounds like Opera might be a good choice for averting adware.   
      
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