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Here are some links to pages about cookies (client-side persistent information). I like Cookie Central and The Golden Hamster Report:
Of course, there are products to eat your cookies for you. For instance, Luckman’s Interactive Software has an "Anonymous Cookie for Internet Privacy" application (freeware). Cookie Monster claims to trash the MagicCookie and cookies.txt files every time it is launched. Built for the Mac, a PC version is there too.
Privacy web sites
The Electronic Privacy Information Center has a Cookies Page
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has a great Privacy, Security, Crypto, & Surveillance Archive, including the very useful Top 12 Ways to Protect Your Online Privacy
The Encryption Privacy and Security Resource Page at the Center for Democracy and Technlogy, which also has a also has a privacy issues page
The Internet Privacy Coalition
The Complete Guide to Internet Privacy, from Mother Earth News
Obtain a security assessment of your PC by going to www.grc.com and selecting Shields Up! and then Probe My Ports! by PC guru Steve Gibson
To make your e-mail communications more secure, get a free copy of PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) at MIT (with lots of PGP information available on the Internet) or purchase it from Network Associates.
The Stalkers' Home Page contains links to enough resources to hunt anybody down -- and hopefully you'll learn how to protect yourself. Thorough, irreverent, and somewhat scary, Glen Roberts' site is worth the visit.
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