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in reply to OT: Unique identification of a visitors pc

Here's a good rundown of why the enterprise is doomed.

Your best bet would be to set a cookie. But I know that, as a user, I find gratuitous cookies annoying, and block them.

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Re^2: OT: Unique identification of a visitors pc
by tall_man (Parson) on Dec 09, 2004 at 16:35 UTC
    Agreed ZL. I see an ethics problem here. Visitors to a site do not want their privacy invaded without permission. It is morally wrong to try to do this.