Subj : Re: Your Gmail search res
To   : AARON THOMAS
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Sat Mar 29 2025 01:37:00

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

AT>Based on what I can figure out about tracking, websites are storing cookies i
  >ur 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.

Maybe.. but that situation would assume that the Tracking is done by
the Browser and not by the Web Site you just visited. As I understood
it (?) when you went to a web page, every page you visited after that
was reported back to that web site. The reason for this is not always
evil, it is often just a way of seeing what you are interested in so
they can send you ads for things you will more likely go for.

AT>Adware, on the other hand, used to hijack browsers rampantly (e.g. "You're pc
  > infected!") But now days I'm assuming that adware is less conspicuous, and i
  >ead of trying to elicit a response from victims, it's probably just spying on
  > silently instead.

I think most of what is blocked are ads that pop up on your screen while
you are on that web page. They hate them being blocked because that's
how they pay for most 'free' services web sites offer.

AT>So it sounds like Opera might be a good choice for averting adware.

As I said, I've used it since Windows 95 probably and it's gotten
better over the years as far as I can tell. It is open source though
which means you are relying on the integrity of developers who are
possibly changing all the time.
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