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Old 26-07-2008, 22:18   #12753
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Arrow Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]

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Originally Posted by Heed View Post
Another Slashdot article on NebuAd and another ISP:

http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/08/07/25/232245.shtml
I see Nebuad's opt out page http://www.nebuad.com/privacy/optout.php now claims

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The NebuAd opt-out system is a more robust mechanism than traditional "cookie-based opt-out" systems.

However there does not appear to be any measures in place to prevent any remote website from opting you back-in.

For example, if you view google's cache of Nebuad's opt-in page
Code:
http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:JarsZGsFD8sJ:www.nebuad.com/privacy/optin_done.php+site:nebuad.com+optin_done&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=uk
the a.faireagle.com and b.faireagle.com cookies created look suspiciously like opt-in cookies to me.
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