gosman
msg:4258868 | 1:01 pm on Jan 27, 2011 (gmt 0) |
Google
"three ways sites can track visitors without cookies"
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internetheaven
msg:4258888 | 1:45 pm on Jan 27, 2011 (gmt 0) |
Nope. Changed IP address, user agent and browser ... "The computer you are using no longer ..."
Whatever they are using, it appears to be able to see my computer! Can it see me? I hope not ... my hair is such a state! ;)
I just plugged in a Windows laptop and logged in fine. No matter what I do to my Mac computer, it won't log in today when it did yesterday.
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rocknbil
msg:4259061 | 6:28 pm on Jan 27, 2011 (gmt 0) |
Okay how did you change your IP?
You may have changed your computer's IP, but did you change the IP assigned to your modem/router by your ISP?
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SevenCubed
msg:4259093 | 6:54 pm on Jan 27, 2011 (gmt 0) |
It may be a flash cookie, also known as LSO's. They are not stored in your regular cookies folder and do not get deleted when you empty your cookies folder. I'm not 100% sure but they may not be browser specific either so maybe that's why they followed you across browsers. There's a good Firefox add-on called "better privacy" that can squish it.
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internetheaven
msg:4259125 | 7:47 pm on Jan 27, 2011 (gmt 0) |
| Okay how did you change your IP? |
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There's a button on my router to change the IP address. When I press it, the number that appears on any "what's my IP" website changes. Is that not changing my IP?
| It may be a flash cookie, also known as LSO's. |
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Holy crap! I had no idea these existed! That seems to be it though - went to the Global Settings at the Macromedia site, deleted all the rubbish stored on my computer and ... bingo.
Thankyou!
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rocknbil
msg:4259574 | 5:29 pm on Jan 28, 2011 (gmt 0) |
Right, that should have changed the IP, just checking. As for LSO's, look into the Better Privacy Firefox plugin [addons.mozilla.org], I really like it.
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