Author: Andy Serpa
Date: 17:36:10 11/25/01
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On November 25, 2001 at 18:29:17, Anthony Boynes wrote: > First, let me say that I did not intend to promote Bugnosis. I also don't see >any really useful functionality in their software. They were merely a >convenient spot with a definition of what a "web bug" is. They also have >confliction definitions on their site, after looking at it further. > >From their site: >>What exactly is a Web Bug? >> >>A Web bug is a graphic on a Web page or in an e-mail message designed to >monitor who is reading the page or message. Web bugs are often invisible >because they are typically only 1-by-1 pixels in size. > >This definition is closer to the truth, in my opinion. > > Invisible or not -- makes no difference. >You mentioned Privacy Policies. After visiting the counter.fide.com site I can >find no mention of any privacy policy that they have in effect. > >They do state : > >5 Reasons to Sign-up for the Top Chess Sites Rating > > • You will get full information on visitors of your web site. > • You will get information where your users come from. > • You will be able to trace the most popular users' routes throughout your web >site. > • Stay always informed about the dedicated users of your web site. > • Control your advertising campaign. > Sign-Up Here! > > >There is no mention of what they will or will not do with this information they >are collecting. I have no qualms whatsoever in blocking their counters, which I >will resume immediately. > > I am not promoting or defending the FIDE counter, and you certainly shouldn't have any qualms about blocking it. Of course a counter like theirs can never discover your e-mail address or anything else personally identifible about you: they'd have to buy that information from someone else. >Now email me your credit card numbers, Andy. I won't "necessarily" do anything >bad with them. ;) Sorry, don't know you well enough to trust you. And credit card numbers are a different issue that have nothing to do with web bugs...
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