February 2005 Archives

How To Block Third Party Tracking Cookies

By Greg Thomas on February 4, 2005 7:05 AM | | Comments (0)

Cookies from servers not located on the site that you are currently viewing track your browsing trail and collect information about you. To disable third party cookies;

Firefox
In FireFox, go to Tools > Options. In the dialog, go to Privacy > Cookies and select "Enable cookies for the originating web site only".

Internet Explorer
In Internet Explorer 6, go to Tools > Internet Options. Click the privacy tab and press the "Advanced" button. Check "Override automatic cookie handling" and "Block" under Third-party cookies.

Internet Explorer 5 and lower do not have the ability to block third party cookies.

Opera
In the Opera browser, these settings are located in Tools > Preferences > Privacy. Next to the second drop box labeled "Third Party Cookies", set it to "Refuse all cookies".

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