Comments on: Internet Cookies Aren’t Evil: 6 Myths Busted

By: Loki

Loki — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:26:18 +0000

Paul, cookies are utilized by the browser, maybe that’s the reason why they have such lifetime. I am not removing your right to decide for your computer, but you also have to understand that you are not the only one concerned here. Internet sites are run by advertisement and without them, I doubt we would have anything on the Internet at all.

Just a reminder, I’d like to reiterate what I wrote in Misconception #6. “Cookies cannot carry any other information than that of your browser and its web host.”

And no, I am not in bed with the advertising community and trying to make a case for you to have a “much more enjoyable” time at a particular site. Sorry for breaking your heart on that one.

By: Paul (dfw-tx)

Paul (dfw-tx) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:21:43 +0000

I can see that the author of the article is in bed with the advertising community and trying to make a case for me to have a “much more enjoyable” time at a particular site…well that is BS IMHO …. personally I can care less what the advertisement is I NEVER click on an ad and for sure NEVER buy anything from them …

my biggest gripe about the cookies and no one can seem to answer the question, why do they expire in 25+ yrs, that to me makes them that more dangerous to the computer owner than anything else

I use Firefox browser mainly for the reason that when a site wants me to swallow a cookie, unless it is a “session” cookie it is rejected, that is the reason I don’t use IE because you dont have that choice, its accept or reject and normally I reject if the date on the cookie is longer than a few days.

I look at it this way … its my computer what ever goes on it has to have my permission, and if a particular site does not like the idea of me rejecting their cookies for the site to work … then I will take my business elsewhere there is plenty of fish in the sea for me to spend spend my time and money on …. will just go down the road to some other site that does not make any difference to.

By: Loki

Loki — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:40:01 +0000

Lol, bayoujim, that was a bit mean. It doesn’t really follow that since you don’t understand what Internet cookies are, you should dismiss it as, in the way you put it, “intrusive crap.”

What has an Internet cookie done to you in the first place? I’m just interested, because so far, I haven’t been put in trouble by any Internet cookies. Well, it might be that, or I’m just very cautios. Anyway, please do share. It will be very much appreciated.

By: bayoujim

bayoujim — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:01:40 +0000

Cookies are intrusive crap usually put on a computer without the owners permission.

By: mmhan

mmhan — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 07:54:09 +0000

Thanks for the reply. I was a wee bit concerned with that.