ISSUE with "Never Again" LSO selection on Global Storage Settings Panel

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Hi All,I am really Draconian when it comes to my Privacy, so do forgive the below "Rant.: I trusted that when Adobe offered a method to prevent LSO's (Local Shared Objects - the "Flashcookie") from being saved on my computer by selecting the "Never Again" check box ion the Global Storage Settings Panel that it would work. ( http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager03.html ).Guess what: It Doesn't Work!!!  Try it, visit a bunch of sites and then go back to the Global Storage Settings Panel and delete the LSO's.  Trust me, they will be there.Here are my Big Issues:Issue 1: There is no effective way to prevent the LSO's from getting onto your computer.  There are ways to remove them (Plugins for Flash: NoScript, Better Privacy), but they are all "after the Barn Door has been FORCED OPEN."Fix 1: Adobe should provide a real method to block LSO's, not a "bait-and-switch" method.Issue 2: Privacy.  With no method to remove the LSO's, and the average computer user not knowing about LSO's, the issue of Privacy is a big concern.  With no way to block LSO's (Issue 1 above) it is becoming an issue of "Invasion of Privacy."  In the "real world" this would be a criminal offense.Fix 2: As Fix 1, a real method to block LSO's.Issue 3: Viruses.  I have found  viruses in LSO's.  They are difficult to find as this is a recent development, but it will soon explode.Fix 3: As Fix 1, a real method to block LSO's.So, we the "User's" are left at the mercy of these LSO's thanks to Adobe; that is until Adobe (or another 3rd party agent) provides a proper fix; Good Luck with that!  And you thought that Microsoft was an Evil Empire.Nadrakas.

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Hi All,

I am really Draconian when it comes to my Privacy, so do forgive the below "Rant.:

Guess what: It Doesn't Work!!! Try it, visit a bunch of sites and then go back to the Global Storage Settings Panel and delete the LSO's. Trust me, they will be there.

Here are my Big Issues:

Issue 1: There is no effective way to prevent the LSO's from getting onto your computer. There are ways to remove them (Plugins for Flash: NoScript, Better Privacy), but they are all "after the Barn Door has been FORCED OPEN."

Fix 1: Adobe should provide a real method to block LSO's, not a "bait-and-switch" method.

Issue 2: Privacy. With no method to remove the LSO's, and the average computer user not knowing about LSO's, the issue of Privacy is a big concern. With no way to block LSO's (Issue 1 above) it is becoming an issue of "Invasion of Privacy." In the "real world" this would be a criminal offense.

Fix 2: As Fix 1, a real method to block LSO's.

Issue 3: Viruses. I have found viruses in LSO's. They are difficult to find as this is a recent development, but it will soon explode.

Fix 3: As Fix 1, a real method to block LSO's.

So, we the "User's" are left at the mercy of these LSO's thanks to Adobe; that is until Adobe (or another 3rd party agent) provides a proper fix; Good Luck with that! And you thought that Microsoft was an Evil Empire.

Nadrakas.

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