[Gllug] 1 pixel in size?

[Tom Gilbert]

* Dean (dean.wilson3 at virgin.net) wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 17, 2001 at 08:37:28AM +0100, Gordon Joly wrote:
> >> Web bugs are hidden graphics embedded in web pages
> >> primed to collect information about visitors to the site.
>  
> > In other words, a 1 pixel gif, linked to some Javascript.
> 
> In the most basic form yes. A company that shall remain nameless sells
> something bundled as 'Customer Service Messaging', a set of software 
> that uses a couple of the webbug tricks with a lot of other ideas that 
> I've not seen anywhere else to do a lot more comprehensive monitoring than
> that.

Junkbuster people. Junkbuster.

Tom.
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