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>This article makes some stunning conflations of technology. 1-pixel
>gifs still use cookies as part of the tracking mechanism - the problems
>are cookies, and the lack of any rights to privacy while browsing. Smarter
>cookie-control policies (e.g. only accept cookies from the site that you
>are viewing) are a partial defence.
Richard Smith's Web Bug FAQ
http://www.tiac.net/users/smiths/privacy/wbfaq.htm
how to turn off cookies at junkbusters (also good for opting out of all the junk)
http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/cookies.html#disable
kelley