WARNING - anonymity

[awacs]

Anonymity on PPRUNE should not be taken for granted the system seems to know who I am before I have logged onto the forums even when using a different ISP.

Be careful out there.

[ 31 July 2001: Message edited by: awacs ]

[The Guvnor]

Ah, but awacs did you log in from the same computer? If so, it's no surprise as UBB drops a cookie into it.

Of course, just coz you're paranoid doesn't mean that they aren't really after you!

[awacs]

Ah! but yes I did. But that's not the point.

[BoarderDude]

What is the point , then ??

[RAFAT]

Then there's all those lights, I know they're out there, just waiting for me to go to sleep, they know you know!!

[mutt]

AWACS,

Remove all your internet cookies, disable them and try the exercise again. PPrune wont have a clue who you are.

But you will lose little functions such as "new messages since last logon" and "preferences".

Crashdive or Pprune Dispatcher wrote a very interesting message about anonymity about a month ago, I forget the topic title but you should be able to search for it in this forum.

Mutt

[criticalmass]

"The trouble with anonymity is no-one knows who you are!"

[Notso Fantastic]

and how do you really know your fridge light goes out when you close the door? Get up in the middle of the night and open it quickly- I bet you find it's still on!