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NSA Web Site Places 'Cookies' on Computers
Excite News ^ | 29 December 2005 | ANICK JESDANUN

Posted on 12/29/2005 8:00:16 AM PST by ShadowAce

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To: ShadowAce

If you hate it, don't go or get your security programs at work. It doesn't take but several steps to disable it. This shows how dumb the complaining liberals are. Cookies... let the cookie monster eat 'em.


21 posted on 12/29/2005 8:18:13 AM PST by Wiz
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To: ShadowAce
NEW YORK (AP) - The National Security Agency's Internet site has been placing files on visitors' computers that can track their Web surfing activity despite strict federal rules banning most of them.

This is very good news.......our security services need more 'cookie' factories......maybe they can make 'goodle' research a giant 'cookie' network....

Britain,....China and India.... Needs More Work.....

....and don't forget,....."Narnia" is surely the favorite false profit work of the Billy-goat Clintons and their Homo 'DNC'....support the 'DNC' filosophies and see 'their' Hollywood-Homo-Saypean politics....

/Bill Hybulls and Sick Warren,......not to forget Robert Schiller and other 'Narnia' gnostic-false-christian 'occults'...

/soarcasim?

The 'DNC' is C.S. Lewis' real KINGDOM.....

22 posted on 12/29/2005 8:18:39 AM PST by maestro
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To: ShadowAce

OH, NO! The NSA is putting COOKIES on computers that visit their WEBSITE!

There's a high crime and misdemeanor if I ever heard of one!

IMPEACH BUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


23 posted on 12/29/2005 8:19:14 AM PST by nhoward14
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To: ShadowAce

Big deal over nothing. Yes, government policy says not to do it, but anyone who has ever done server config knows that things can get turned back on automatically, especially in the Microsoft world. Mistakes happen, they fixed it. Forget it.


24 posted on 12/29/2005 8:20:54 AM PST by antiRepublicrat
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To: Kokojmudd
If No Such Agency wanted to track you or me they wouldn't have to wait for us to vist their web page. Media idiots.

You wonder if they realize how stupid they will sound when the truth about session cookies is made known. Still, there will be some out there whose tin foil hats will be vibraing in harmonic resonance at this story...

25 posted on 12/29/2005 8:21:33 AM PST by COBOL2Java (The Katrina Media never gets anything right, so why should I believe them?)
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To: ShadowAce

They cant track that cookie when you are surfing away from their site. They cant even read it when you are away and the sites you visit cant be applied to any cookie outside the domain you are browsing.

Can we AT LEAST get some technical expertise to report on this type of stuff????


26 posted on 12/29/2005 8:21:52 AM PST by smith288 (Peace at all cost makes for tyranny free of charge...)
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To: ShadowAce; ASA Vet; Grampa Dave; beyond the sea

Vanilla wafer with sprinkles ....Ping.


27 posted on 12/29/2005 8:22:47 AM PST by BIGLOOK (I once opposed keelhauling but recently have come to my senses.)
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To: ShadowAce

Great now if my computer would only give me some fresh cold milk...that would be utterly great...


28 posted on 12/29/2005 8:22:51 AM PST by joesnuffy (A camel once bit our sister.. but we knew what to do.. we gathered rocks and squashed her!)
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To: penelopesire

Journalists have the IQ of a rock.


29 posted on 12/29/2005 8:23:23 AM PST by Seamoth (Be a FR Folder! http://folding.stanford.edu team# 36120. For more info, search FR keyword: folding)
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To: ShadowAce; All

I've visited the NSA's web site before.

Interesting site - especially the historical section where they talk about Enigma, Venona, etc.

Here's the site:

http://www.nsa.gov

But there's nothing there that could be considered secret or sensitive.


30 posted on 12/29/2005 8:24:08 AM PST by MplsSteve
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To: antiRepublicrat
Big deal over nothing.

Agreed. I thought I'd post it because it's getting radio air time locally. I thought it was funny when I heard it on the radio.

31 posted on 12/29/2005 8:24:39 AM PST by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: ShadowAce

I already wrote to the author of the article ANICK JESDANUN and told him what an idiot he is .Liberals whining about nothing again


32 posted on 12/29/2005 8:28:40 AM PST by binkdeville
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To: ShadowAce

Good grief! Every email you get places cookies on your computer - and if you're so stupid you don't know how to erase them on a daily basis - then you deserve to be spied on!


33 posted on 12/29/2005 8:28:46 AM PST by CyberAnt ( I believe Congressman Curt Weldon re Able Danger)
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Every email you get places cookies on your computer

Since when?

Web browsers place cookies on a computer, not email.

34 posted on 12/29/2005 8:30:04 AM PST by smith288 (Peace at all cost makes for tyranny free of charge...)
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To: Seamoth

"Journalists have the IQ of a rock."

No argument with that...lol


35 posted on 12/29/2005 8:32:40 AM PST by penelopesire
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To: ShadowAce
Geez Louise, what a non-story story. But just for the heck of it I'm going to try something.

I'm going to run my Spybot Search & Destroy and AdWare SE, get rid of all 'malicious cookies' (sarcasm), go to a few different sites like AP, NY Times, Whitehouse, the NSA - run them again and see what gives.

Be back in a few......

36 posted on 12/29/2005 8:33:02 AM PST by Condor51 (Leftists are moral and intellectual parasites - Standing Wolf)
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To: BIGLOOK
Vanilla wafer with sprinkles ....Ping.

LOL

What would the Christmas season be without some cookies ........... and milk?

;-)

37 posted on 12/29/2005 8:34:41 AM PST by beyond the sea (If you need a really new idea ..................... read a really old book.)
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To: beyond the sea

Santa Claus is deeply saddened.


38 posted on 12/29/2005 8:42:43 AM PST by neodad (Rule Number 1: Be Armed)
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To: Condor51
OK I cleaned all the cookies, set Firefox to ask me each time as to allowing cookies, went to a few different sites
My ISP wanted to put on cookies
Drudge, puts on cookies
NY TIMES wanted to put on cookies.
Chicago Tribune - cookies
AP.org - COOKIES
Whitehouse - NO COOKIES
Thomas - Ditto
NSA - Same, NO Cookies now.
So it's okay for newspapers and news organizations like AP to put tracking cookies on your 'puter but it's a crime when NSA did?
39 posted on 12/29/2005 8:58:08 AM PST by Condor51 (Leftists are moral and intellectual parasites - Standing Wolf)
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To: ShadowAce
Bump.
40 posted on 12/29/2005 9:00:15 AM PST by jdm (QOY "I'd hit it. Then I'd turn it over, praise Allah, and hit it again." Lazamataz on Osama's niece.)
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