Net Marketers Worried as Cookies Lose Effectiveness

Saint Aardvark writes "The Globe and Mail reports that Internet marketers are worried about the decreasing persistence of cookies. Almost 40% of surfers delete them on a monthly basis, says Jupiter Research -- a fact one marketers attributes to incorrect associations with spyware and privacy invasion. United Virtualities' Flash-based tracking system is mentioned as a possible substitute...though they don't mention the Firefox plugin that removes them, or talk in any meaningful way about why people might want cookies gone. Still, the article is a good overview of life from the marketer's perspective."

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Re:Yes, yes it does.

[snorklewacker]

> No Costco membership, or library card?

Actually, thanks to the USA PAT RIOT act, most libraries wipe your record as soon as you check a book back in.