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EU Law on Cookies, Affiliate Marketing, Wider Implications

Earlier this week, it was announced that “the Council of the European Union has approved new legislation that would require Web users to consent to Internet cookies”. The text of the legislation reads: Third parties may wish to store information on the equipment of a user, or gain access to […]

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Irony: Firewall Deletes Its Own Affiliates' Cookies

I have a ZoneAlarm® Pro Firewall installed on my machine. This morning when I turned my computer on, it ran a routine scan for spyware and threats, and deleted the following cookies: Two of the above (Apmebf and Qksrv) are Commission Junction (CJ) cookies, and one (Linksynergy) is a LinkShare

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Will IE8 InPrivate Browsing Hurt Affiliate Marketing?

There have been questions coming from affiliates regarding the new Internet Explorer’s ( IE8 ) InPrivate Browsing function and its possible negative effect on affiliate marketing. InPrivate Browsing essentially allows the web user to surf the web in the “incognito mode” or leaving no entries in the browser history, no

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