Having just discovered that I had used my monthly quota of free D. Telegraph articles, this question occurred to me. Cookies appears to be the answer as on a different machine with a different browser I was duly presented with the article I was interested in.
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It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world. -
Clearly not the IP address then.
But cookies do worry me a little - spy in the cab.
What, I wonder, was the reason for giving this piece of technology this particular name. I thought a cookie was an American biscuit (though I always imagine it to be rather soggier than the British version - "biscuit" is more onomatopoeic, with more of an aural crunch). -
You're correct, it is a Cookie. Simply delete the Telegraph cookies from your Browser to 'reset the counter'.Originally posted by french frank View PostComment
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it is indeed American (tho thanks to reverse colonisation now seen throughout England )- I think it comes from the American habit of raiding the cookie jar for sugary treats - here the information is stored on the user's own computer and is 'raided' at subsequent visits - yes they can be used to track you though there are many more sureptitious mechanisms available - just loading the twitter, facebook etc images indicate to the respective image providers just what pages you have visited (+ thus your interests) - NSA/GCHQ are not really what you should be angry at but the large multinationals, usually American, who routinely abuse your privacy to build up non-correctable(by you) 'profiles' that can affect how they treat you in future (eg not offering you cheaper accomodation if an Apple user )Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View PostClearly not the IP address then.
But cookies do worry me a little - spy in the cab.
What, I wonder, was the reason for giving this piece of technology this particular name. I thought a cookie was an American biscuit (though I always imagine it to be rather soggier than the British version - "biscuit" is more onomatopoeic, with more of an aural crunch).Comment
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