Funny Pixels
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You don't need a pixel beacon on your site to do that.
Last msg on this thread: You don't need a pixel beacon to do it. You don't need cookies to do it. You don't need "fingerprinting" to do it. But you can use any and all of them. You need to spend some time thinking about this.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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Last msg on this thread: You don't need a pixel beacon to do it. You don't need cookies to do it. You don't need "fingerprinting" to do it. But you can use any and all of them. You need to spend some time thinking about this.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote:
But you can use any and all of them
It's foolish to use a pixel beacon on your own site, silly. Just use a regular image, instead of trying to hide something on your own site. But you are correct, someone could do it. Someone who has no idea what they are doing could do it.
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But that's for emails, not websites.
It was a thing for websites way back in the day as an access point for all the 3rd party spyvertizers to get a tracking data point. Today I suspect most don't bother with a pixel since by delivering a javascript file instead they can hope to harvest far more information than your IP and the website you're visiting. OTOH the cost of sending the pixel is near zero, and if it can catch a few people who blocked their js is probably worth their while.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius