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AVG nukes stalking ads at press of BIG SHINY BUTTON

GeoffGeoff
edited March 2012 in Chit chat
El Reg

reports that users of AVG Free edition like me and 109 million others are in for a package that stops advertisers tracking us and also protects against fake WiFi access points e.g. in the name of a hamburger joint or coffee chain.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03/27/avg_do_not_track/

"That's the way the cookies crumble" - The Register :-)
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Comments

  • beanzbeanz
    edited March 2012
    Hmm how does it know if it's a fake coffee shop or not...The SSID can be set to anything.
  • milemile
    edited March 2012
    easy fake

    engrish-funny-mcronalds-house.jpg?w=500&h=337
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