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Old December 17th 18, 07:44 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Micky
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Default Will private browsing help me.

Is this true:

The only thing private browsing does is keep people who go on your
actual, physical computer from seeing the sites you’ve been to… but the
rest of the world can see everything.


This seems to be their remedy:

"Download DoNotTrackMe today. Already have it? Check out our other
products for even more online privacy."

Any good? I don't specifically want privacy, but I've been told that
airlines make a note whether you were quoted a price before, and the
second time you ask for a price, they make it a little higher than
before. Do you think that is true?

If it might be true, I want to keep them from leaving that note/cookie.
Do you think DoNotTrackMe woudl do that? It seems it would prevent
tracking cookies but does that mean it would keep the very sites which
left the cookies from retrieving them later? That's hard to believe.

Is there something

If not, is it enough to delete all the aairline-name cookies after every
time I get a price?
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Old December 17th 18, 04:28 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default Will private browsing help me.

In article , micky
wrote:

Is this true:

The only thing private browsing does is keep people who go on your
actual, physical computer from seeing the sites you’ve been to… but the
rest of the world can see everything.


that's not the *only* benefit of private browsing (and actually a minor
one), therefore it's not true as written. there are additional
benefits.

This seems to be their remedy:

"Download DoNotTrackMe today. Already have it? Check out our other
products for even more online privacy."


who is they and where does one download this product?

a search indicates it's from abine. is that it?

Any good?


could be, and there are many similar to it.

I don't specifically want privacy, but I've been told that
airlines make a note whether you were quoted a price before, and the
second time you ask for a price, they make it a little higher than
before. Do you think that is true?


sometimes they do, and not just airlines. it depends on many factors.

keep in mind that if they do show a higher price, it could potentially
cause someone to switch to a competitor, so they don't always do that.

it's also possible that the lower priced fare sold out or was pulled
from inventory, leaving only higher priced fares.

the reverse is also true. a common trick with amazon is to add an item
to your cart and leave it there. amazon sees you're interested in the
item but didn't buy it yet, so they might lower the price to close the
sale.

If it might be true, I want to keep them from leaving that note/cookie.
Do you think DoNotTrackMe woudl do that? It seems it would prevent
tracking cookies but does that mean it would keep the very sites which
left the cookies from retrieving them later? That's hard to believe.


assuming you mean abine's extension, it won't help with that.

there is no need to install anything to block cookies. turn it off in
browser preferences. however, that will almost certainly cause problems
when buying something.

there are also other ways to track people other than cookies, so even
if you block them, the various websites still can uniquely identify
you.

Is there something

If not, is it enough to delete all the aairline-name cookies after every
time I get a price?


if the inventory is still available, it might.

if not, then your only hope is for the airline to release additional
inventory.
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Old December 17th 18, 06:47 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Zaidy036[_5_]
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Default Will private browsing help me.

On 12/17/2018 1:44 AM, micky wrote:
Is this true:

The only thing private browsing does is keep people who go on your
actual, physical computer from seeing the sites you’ve been to… but the
rest of the world can see everything.


This seems to be their remedy:

"Download DoNotTrackMe today. Already have it? Check out our other
products for even more online privacy."

Any good? I don't specifically want privacy, but I've been told that
airlines make a note whether you were quoted a price before, and the
second time you ask for a price, they make it a little higher than
before. Do you think that is true?

If it might be true, I want to keep them from leaving that note/cookie.
Do you think DoNotTrackMe woudl do that? It seems it would prevent
tracking cookies but does that mean it would keep the very sites which
left the cookies from retrieving them later? That's hard to believe.

Is there something

If not, is it enough to delete all the aairline-name cookies after every
time I get a price?

for FireFox there is a "Forget Tab" app. Typical use is after you decide
on flights then use it to remove any saved data.

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Old December 17th 18, 07:28 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Carlos E.R.[_3_]
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Default Will private browsing help me.

On 17/12/2018 07.44, micky wrote:
Is this true:

The only thing private browsing does is keep people who go on your
actual, physical computer from seeing the sites you’ve been to… but the
rest of the world can see everything.


For that usage, just create an account for guests, and don't give it
admin rights. Not only they can see what sites you visit, but every file!

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Cheers, Carlos.
 




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