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RFID – Security or Tracking?

September 14th, 2008 by kteck | Comments Off | Filed in Privacy, Security

RFID Tags

Ever since the whole RFID system was invented one of the target goals was tracking product point to point… It has gone alot farther now days. These rfid tags are on nearly every package you buy now days. Mainly for in store tracking and security… If they didnt disable them so you could go through the security checkpoints its in theroy possible to track a product right to the home with the appropriate antenna/radio system in place ( Just think cell towers ). I pull the tags off of everythign I get and destroy them as a general pratice.

Whats your thoughts on this new high-tech form of product tracking?

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3rd Party Cookies

December 7th, 2007 by kteck | 8 Comments | Filed in Firefox, Mozilla, Privacy

In Firefox 2.x Mozilla removed the ability to block 3rd party cookies… overall that was a bad decision for them.
It seems that Netscape 9 allows you to block 3rd party cookies. The “For originating site only” option is vital for online privacy as it prevents banner ad providers from leaving cookies.

Firefox 2.x

Netscape 9.x

Firefox Privacy Options Navigator Privacy Options

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