Hello Bob.

27 Jun 04 10:57, you wrote to Andrew Clarke:

 BL>  Public wireless internet is illegal, operating in the cracks of Law
 BL> for the time being. As for internet cafes, public libraries, etc...
 BL> don't you have to sign your name and identify yourself when you log
 BL> on? Perhaps your library hasn't introduced thenew rules yet... access
 BL> only by use of your library card.

they want your library card for their statistics, so that when they want to
ask for more funds next year they can show the bean counters how
prooductive they've been.

I've seen coin-operated internet terminals.

 AC>> If everyone knew that in the back of their minds that every
 AC>> online purchase they ever made could be tracked back to them,
 AC>> I've no doubt there would be less online trade.

 BL>  And what else are cookies?

Cookies are online ID, but they're only available (and, generally, only
meaningfull) to the site that issued them.

Jasen

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