__/ [ Harlan Messinger ] on Tuesday 28 March 2006 17:56 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060326-6460.html
>
> Why would I execute a line of Javascript provided by an unknown third
> party to create a cookie in my browser?
That third party is quite trustworthy. That site has grown very quickly in
the past year. Also see:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Google/?p=140 (thanks, WTTLO)
This shows you how to do this manually. Speaking of which, just visiting a
page can have JavaScript executed unless you install NoScript (and the likes
of it) and progressively accumulate a list of sites which you permit to run
scripts on your machines.
Best wishes,
Roy
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