Hoping the more webby techies <cough> NickFitz </cough> can help my understanding.
For the last day or so, I have been receiving the below server certificate warning when logging into Facebook.
I've rejected the certificate each time and not really given it much thought until now.
A quick Google search of the term b.scorecardresearch.com reveals that the company in question is a webtracking firm and that you can opt out of having your web browsing tracked by downloading a cookie from their website.
If I understand this correctly, they track your web browsing habits by running a script but not from your PC but from any websites you visit that may have signed up to their service.
Is my understanding of this correct? If so, does that mean that I do not have their script on my PC as, if I do, I'd like it removed pronto.
In which case, the only way to opt-out of this 'service' is via a cookie from them. Correct?
For the last day or so, I have been receiving the below server certificate warning when logging into Facebook.
I've rejected the certificate each time and not really given it much thought until now.
A quick Google search of the term b.scorecardresearch.com reveals that the company in question is a webtracking firm and that you can opt out of having your web browsing tracked by downloading a cookie from their website.
If I understand this correctly, they track your web browsing habits by running a script but not from your PC but from any websites you visit that may have signed up to their service.
Is my understanding of this correct? If so, does that mean that I do not have their script on my PC as, if I do, I'd like it removed pronto.
In which case, the only way to opt-out of this 'service' is via a cookie from them. Correct?
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