Verizon's cookies help third party piggybacker keep track of your web habits

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Everybody loves cookies. Popular brands include Oreos, Chips Ahoy, and Milano to name a few. But one unpopular cookie is the one that attaches to your browser and can track you. Last year, AT&T and Verizon users noticed something strange; all the web traffic transmitted from a user's phone was carrying a special tracking number. Even those who asked to opt out continued to be tracked. Users complained that the tracking number could be used against them. Sites they visited, apps they used could all be noted until someone's online profile could be built by someone wishing to compile a web ... *



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