Do Not Call Site Has AT&T Stats Tracker?

hookedup writes "The Register is carrying an article about suspicious content at the FTC's Do Not Call site. It has been a runaway hit with US consumers, with over fifty million signing up to avoid spam calls from telemarketers. But the web site hides a little secret: a 1x1 pixel image tracking visitors... and where does the trail lead but to the AT&T, one of the most persistent telemarketers." However, the tipster, James 'Kibo' Parry, notes: "There isn't any evidence proving they _are_ up to anything improper, but this relationship between the FTC and AT&T fails to avoid the potential for impropriety."

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Whack a mole

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For no reason other than curiosity what would happen if the slashdot users went to this web page

http://g6589dcs.nyc2.aens.net/DCS000003_6D4Q/njs .g if?dcsuri=/nojavascrip

and hit reload or refresh as many times as possible in the browser of choice and to see if the slashdot effect would happen on a 1x1 gif. I don't think it could happen but who knows is it worth doing????