June 07, 2001
Privacy group shines light on Web bugs
Privacy group shines light on Web bugs
The Privacy Foundation released free software that helps consumers detect when a site or e-mail contains a Web bug--a barely visible tracking tag used mainly by marketers to monitor consumer habits online. Consumers can download the software, a browser add-on for Microsoft's Internet Explorer, at the site Bugnosis. The software does not work with other browsers, see also Slashdot
Posted by rshah at June 7, 2001 12:00 PM