Play Along with Aunty! Do Cookies Count As Spyware? 11/8/2004 - 18 Comments
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Dear Gentle Readers, Aunty recently became aware that some users are complaining that cookies are spyware, and accusing cookie-leaving companies of infecting their computers with spyware. This happened most recently to the people over at Pocket PC Thoughts, where users’ anti-spyware programs were detecting cookies set by Pocket PC Thoughts’ advertisers as “spyware”, and leading the users to believe that Pocket PC Thoughts was facilitating the spreading of spyware, and accusing them of same. So what do you think, dear readers? Do you mind cookies? Do you allow them? Do you reject them? Do you think that they are spyware, or that the placement of cookies on your computer is the funcational equivalent of infecting your computer with spyware? Aunty wants to know. Kissy kissy, Aunty P.S. You can read more about this here.
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