Government Email Delivery Tracks Recipients

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    Government Email Delivery Tracks Recipients - Cryptome
     
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    I don't understand what this means, exactly. Could you explain in ordinary language?
     
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    Apparently, when receiving e-mail alerts from the DOJ or DHS websites, the hyperlinks in the e-mails contain tracking code, which after following the link allows them to track what you do and where you go on the internet. The code is in HTML so maybe a cookie or super cookie.

    I thought this was an interesting story though not surprised that the .gov's would track their users and visitors.
     
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    I was under the impression from things I have read that they already track everything.
     
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    So is this something that is persistant? Or just while the browser is open for that session?

    I assume that Sandboxie would take care of it once the sandbox is deleted.
     
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    I didn't research the posting/article to see if there was more info about specifics.


    Most likely.
     
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