DJS Consulting Tech Blog » Internet Privacy & Security http://djs-consulting.com/linux/blog Technical Information You Can Use (or not - but hey, at least it's free!) Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:11:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Killing _utma _utmb _utmc _utmz Cookies http://djs-consulting.com/linux/blog/2008/killing-_utma-_utmb-_utmc-_utmz-cookies http://djs-consulting.com/linux/blog/2008/killing-_utma-_utmb-_utmc-_utmz-cookies#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:06:15 +0000 Daniel http://www.djs-consulting.com/linux/blog/?p=68 For those of us who are cookie-conscious as we surf the web, you’re aware that a lot of sites give cookies with names like _utma, _utmb, _utmc, and _utmz. It turns out that these cookies come from Google Analytics.

However, using AdBlock Plus, there is an easy way to kill it. To put in a filter for it, click the “ABP” stop sign icon, and click the “New Filter…” button. Enter “http://www.google-analytics.com/*” and press Enter. That’s it! Those _utm* cookies are now a thing of the past.

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