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D June 15, 2014 09:50

Please add Bazaarvoice to your list of blocked trackers (info included)

I would like to add "BazaarVoice" to the list of ad companies to be tracked. Ironically, I first discovered this company when visiting the site to Opt-out of online behavior trackers: http://www.aboutads.info/choices/

They "said" they set an opt-out preference (one that wasn't caught by Ghostery) but better safe, than sorry right?

This image gives you more information on Bazaarvoice, Inc. including their homepage bazaarvoice.com

http://i.imgur.com/whP2W8X.png

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  • D June 15, 2014 09:52
    Note: In case I wasn't clear. This company was not detected by Ghostery originally and showed up in the list of companies customizing ads for my browser (Firefox).
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    Eric P. Scott June 15, 2014 14:54
    Ghostery has known about Bazaarvoice for over two years.


    The mechanisms used by Opt-out pages can be quite unusual, and don't necessarily resemble the tracking code integrated into other websites. It is not indicative of a problem for Ghostery not to detect these. Since installation of Opt-out cookies is consensual, you could argue that Ghostery shouldn't care about them at all — but carving out exceptions for such a rarely-occurring case isn't practical.

    If you encounter actual examples of websites that use Bazaarvoice, but it isn't being detected there, let us know, and someone will investigate further.

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    Herself June 20, 2014 11:16
    You probably know this, but not all Opt-out cookies turn out to be consensual. Is it possible to review a list of just such cookies in use by a certain browser? Might be a cool feature.

    D the OP (heh), I replied here to tell you about one example of an Opt-out cookie that turns itself back on after a week after you opt out (see below). I found this out by accident months after opting out, so if you are concerned about that Opt-out cookie, check it after a while to see if it stays opted out!

    Example: The QuickDrag FF add-on has had undocumented, hidden malware since at least 2013, possibly 2011! See https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fire... for a well researched explanation in the QD reviews.

    You can only "opt-out" if you know the Enable Marketing option was quietly added & selected by default, and even if you deselect it it reverts back to selected in one week!!!
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