Comments on: Hey Hulu, What’cha Tracking? http://www.centernetworks.com/hulu-widgets-tracking Web 2 and Social Media News and Reviews Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:50:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: John Dowdell http://www.centernetworks.com/hulu-widgets-tracking/comment-page-#comment-18305 John Dowdell Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-18305 ? Yes, I do have some filters up, but not for all the domains which are serving content to this webpage. Do you know their privacy policies on their storage of our IP addresses? How about the other websites on which they have beacons, so we can gauge our risk of cross-site tracking? ? Yes, I do have some filters up, but not for all the domains which are serving content to this webpage.

Do you know their privacy policies on their storage of our IP addresses? How about the other websites on which they have beacons, so we can gauge our risk of cross-site tracking?

]]> By: Privacy http://www.centernetworks.com/hulu-widgets-tracking/comment-page-#comment-18459 Privacy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-18459 Excellent point - I load your site, get a Hulu widget and who knows what they are tracking - something to think about. Excellent point – I load your site, get a Hulu widget and who knows what they are tracking – something to think about.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.centernetworks.com/hulu-widgets-tracking/comment-page-#comment-18518 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-18518 Stuff like this can get you're app a beatdown in EU countries with very strict privacy laws. Stuff like this can get you’re app a beatdown in EU countries with very strict privacy laws.

]]> By: John Dowdell http://www.centernetworks.com/hulu-widgets-tracking/comment-page-#comment-18521 John Dowdell Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-18521 Hi Allen, when I visit your website here I can understand the Mint cookies, but I'm a bit uncomfortable with all the third-party requests this page is making... done enough, such "web beacons" enable cross-site tracking. I use AdBlock Plus already, but gosh, there's a lot of domains which get notified when a visitor arrives here: widgets.outbrain.com, diystartupnews.com, tags.expo9.exponential.com, google-analytics.com, static.getclicky.com, d.yimg.com, ad.afy11.net, s3.amazonaws.com, s9.addthis.com, pub.mybloglog.com, feeds.feedburner.com, pipes.yahoo.com, digg.com, nht-2.extreme-dm.com, justaddme.com Hi Allen, when I visit your website here I can understand the Mint cookies, but I’m a bit uncomfortable with all the third-party requests this page is making… done enough, such “web beacons” enable cross-site tracking.

I use AdBlock Plus already, but gosh, there’s a lot of domains which get notified when a visitor arrives here:
widgets.outbrain.com, diystartupnews.com, tags.expo9.exponential.com, google-analytics.com, static.getclicky.com, d.yimg.com, ad.afy11.net, s3.amazonaws.com, s9.addthis.com, pub.mybloglog.com, feeds.feedburner.com, pipes.yahoo.com, digg.com, nht-2.extreme-dm.com, justaddme.com

]]> By: gregorylent http://www.centernetworks.com/hulu-widgets-tracking/comment-page-#comment-18522 gregorylent Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-18522 aren't most free sites doing this, plus some paid ones too? the service is just the hook, don't you think? aren’t most free sites doing this, plus some paid ones too? the service is just the hook, don’t you think?

]]> By: centernetworks http://www.centernetworks.com/hulu-widgets-tracking/comment-page-#comment-18523 centernetworks Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-18523 Hi John - thanks for your note - can you confirm that you are blocking ads when you visit this site? Hi John – thanks for your note – can you confirm that you are blocking ads when you visit this site?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.centernetworks.com/hulu-widgets-tracking/comment-page-#comment-19595 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-19595 yes please I love hitting the horrible-annoying, no-one-ever-reads, obligatory check box before I do anything. No one cares, if they do care they can hit the privacy link. Now if they don't have anything regarding tracking there then they really need to get their ducks in a row, but I'm begging you, NO MORE CHECK BOXES!!! yes please I love hitting the horrible-annoying, no-one-ever-reads, obligatory check box before I do anything. No one cares, if they do care they can hit the privacy link. Now if they don’t have anything regarding tracking there then they really need to get their ducks in a row, but I’m begging you, NO MORE CHECK BOXES!!!

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