\nYou see various descriptions of tracking cookies. Generally the idea they convey is that those cookies track the other sites you visit.<\/p>\n
\nWhile pragmatically, that’s true in a way, I’d say it’s not really. Here’s my understanding of what actually happens:<\/p>\n
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As I understand, whatever site<\/em> doesn’t, itself, learn where you go. Rather, it pays the search engine to send ads to browsers that manifest its cookies.<\/p>\n Note that there need to be two points of contact: the initial load of the tracking cookie from whatever site<\/em>, then another site that receives that re-transmitted cookie, knows what it means, and then acts accordingly.<\/p>\n There’s more to say: I hope to follow up tomorrow:)<\/p>\n privacy.net<\/a><\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Self-tutoring about tracking cookies: the tutor explores a way they work. You see various descriptions of tracking cookies. Generally the idea they convey is that those cookies track the other sites you visit. While pragmatically, that’s true in a way, …<\/p>\n