Cookies in ref codes and privacy software - what is the bottom line??
 

Two things,

1 - Does privacy/pc-cleaning software erase cookies that sponsors use for referral tracking?

2 - If so, which sponsors are vulnerable to this type of situation?

1: yes
2: all sponsors which use affil software that depends on cookies.
I don't know exactly how much and which....but it's ALOT!

DynaMite

Less than 0.1% of surfers use it..

privacy software can't decide which are "good" cookies or which are "bad" cookies...It's all or nothing kind of deal.

But a good privacy software, like Internet Eraser, will give you the choice of not erasing cookies if you so choose!

yes but surfers don´t give a fuck about our cookies so my guess
is most of them delete them anyway....if you don´t porn on your
machine then you also don´t want porncookies on your box.

DynaMite
:2 cents:

So basically we could be screwing ourselves if we are pushing something like internet eraser along with our other sponsors.

oh great.

Ive asked the same thing and no longer push those programs but no one ever answer the question,....

:thumbsup

The solution is to NOT use a sponsor which tracks with cookies only.

In reality maybe 0.001% of your surfers have bought something like internet eraser, but many surfers disable cookies.
I'm very certain at least 20% of your visitors have cookies disabled.
Losing 20% of you income isn't fun is it?

which sponsors do you suggest?

IE 6 can shut off all cookies within the privacy settings anyway, can it not?

Yes Cookies can be turned off in the browser....but 80% of the
traffic that is buying porn don´t know how to do it.

Internet eraser software is not widely used.....yet....and it better
stays that way for another while...Yes there are cookie alternative
methods of tracking sales but still a LOT of sponsors use cookies.

Cookie crusher software is bad for our business sure short term
you can make a few bucks....but I´m in it for the long term.
Even if it would not hurt me directly I still wouldn´t use it

DynaMite :2 cents: