Super Cookies Hide in Flash

Escalation in the cookie wars:

Delivered by cookie, PIE [Persistent Identification Element] hides in the “local shared objects” feature of the Macromedia Flash Player, a technology loaded on more than 98 percent of computers. It protects other cookies by making backup copies even if they are deleted.

Because gathering marketing data is more important than your privacy.


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