This morning I had some free time and was playing around with some of the features on my Firefox browser. I explored the stored cookies that were tracking my web activity. I then deleted the vast majority of them and changed my settings so that I am asked for permission before a cookie is accepted. I then logged into FT and was asked for permission on the following cookies:

www.flyertalk.com
a.tribalfusion.com
ad.doubleclick.net
altfarm.mediaplex.com

Needless to say, I accepted the first one and denied permission for the last three cookies. In addition, I had just deleted numerous cookies from those three sites when I cleaned out my stored cookies.

I feel that this is an invasion of my privacy. Is FT aware of the fact that these cookies are being loaded without our permission?