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Delete Cookies, Inflate Net Traffic Estimates

Posted by kdawson on from the throwing-them-off dept.

eldavojohn writes "In my browser, I regularly go to the tools menu and clear my private data. This includes my cookies. As a result, people like me who destroy cookies by the thousands may be inflating estimates of Web traffic by up to 150 percent. People have good reasons for clearing out cookies — we've heard about bad cookies before (and I think the FCC is still investigating the issue). But every time you delete cookies, many of the sites you've visited count you as a new visitor next time."

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  1. this is a non-story by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    please remove it.

  2. somethin's wet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    News at 11 inches, your momma's still wet...cuz I did her...haaaaaaaaaard.

  3. no really, she's wet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No really, at 11 inches everyone heard the news that your momma's still wet cuz I did her....haaaaaaard.