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-   -   TSA Using Illegal Tracking Cookies (https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/practical-travel-safety-security-issues/1050260-tsa-using-illegal-tracking-cookies.html)

star_world Feb 11, 2010 2:59 am
Originally Posted by bocastephen (Post 13364957)
I'm sure the cookie could, for example, report back to the TSA which computers visited the TSA website and the Flyertalk website (or others such as the ACLU, etc.), and record and report their IP addresses which could then be run through a database to ascertain who its assigned to (i.e. John Smith's Comcast cable Internet account).
This is not possible - the piece about the cookie, that is. Finding out the "owner" of a particular IP address is.

MikeMpls Feb 11, 2010 4:29 am
Originally Posted by bocastephen (Post 13364957)
I'm sure the cookie could, for example, report back to the TSA which computers visited the TSA website and the Flyertalk website (or others such as the ACLU, etc.), and record and report their IP addresses which could then be run through a database to ascertain who its assigned to (i.e. John Smith's Comcast cable Internet account).
Your IP address comes with every internet request -- how else would the host know where to send the reply?

Cookies are small data files sent by the host to your computer, which may save or ignore them.

bocastephen Feb 11, 2010 7:58 am
Originally Posted by MikeMpls (Post 13369395)
Your IP address comes with every internet request -- how else would the host know where to send the reply?

Cookies are small data files sent by the host to your computer, which may save or ignore them.
I know that - the point is combining the two. The cookie can track where you've been surfing, the IP address can tell them who you are.


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