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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Tue Nov 14, 2017, 05:55 PM Nov 2017

Another warning about RawStory tracking cookies

On Sunday Nov 6th “List left” reported getting 381 tracking cookies after visiting the RawStory news website.
On Monday Nov 7th, the following day, I read the “List left” thread (after I had visited RawStory).

At that time, I immediately ran ‘SuperAntiSpyware’ and found I’d downloaded 686 tracking cookies.
I deleted RawStory from my saved list of news websites.

While reading DU today, I clicked on a thread (I forget which one) and clicked on a link in the thread,
which took me to an article on RawStory.

I immediately got out of there, and ran ‘SuperAntiSpyware’.
It showed I had downloaded 166 tracking cookies in the minute or so I was on RawStory.

FYI ~ do with it as you will.

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Another warning about RawStory tracking cookies (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Nov 2017 OP

Damn, no wonder my computer slows down after being here a while. louis-t Nov 2017 #1

Can you just delete all your cookies?? mitch96 Nov 2017 #2

There are cookies, and then there are cookies left-of-center2012 Nov 2017 #4

Just deleting "all your cookies" apparently does not 'delete all your cookies'. mitch96 Nov 2017 #6

I did not change your underwear left-of-center2012 Nov 2017 #7

LOL!!! mitch96 Nov 2017 #8

I go to RawStory all the time, many times a day, and have zero tracking cookies. DonViejo Nov 2017 #3

I cleared my cookies, went to Raw Story and then checked my cookies... demmiblue Nov 2017 #5

louis-t

(23,313 posts)

1. Damn, no wonder my computer slows down after being here a while.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Tue Nov 14, 2017, 05:58 PM

Nov 2017

Arrrggghh!

mitch96

(13,944 posts)

2. Can you just delete all your cookies??

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Tue Nov 14, 2017, 06:02 PM

Nov 2017

I do that on my mac. I also run ghostery to block other things.. Works for me!!
m

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

4. There are cookies, and then there are cookies

Reply to mitch96 (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 14, 2017, 06:15 PM

Nov 2017

Apparently not all 'cookies' are created equal.

Just deleting "all your cookies"
apparently does not 'delete all your cookies'.

I do delete my history, cookies, etc each time I log off my laptop.
And every day or so I run my anti-this and anti-that programs (six in total) and get rid of everything else.

I suspect folks who are trusting their computers software alone for protection may be at risk.

And I've tried "ghostly',
not liking it.

mitch96

(13,944 posts)

6. Just deleting "all your cookies" apparently does not 'delete all your cookies'.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Reply #4)

Wed Nov 15, 2017, 03:02 PM

Nov 2017

Hummm I just deleted cookies, history ran ghostery and changed my underwear...
Nothing nada.. Opened the browser (safari) and went to raw story while monitoring my "cookie jar".
5 cookies, raw story being one and ghostery blocked 5 web sites from depositing unwanted tracking cookies.. Must be the mac cause I can't figure out why other people get so many cookies. I also run Ad Blocker.. I do notice that I have to delete cookies, history and relaunch the finder to get rid of the little web site icons from my menu bar.. Those may be the other cookies you are talking about?
Any way no problem on my end with this set up..
m