He ignores all of them. He's a dog. It all started when I used Jake's name as an alias on the Internet, in an attempt to protect what's left of my privacy. And let's not forget the more, shall we say, unscrupulous characters. We've all heard horror stories about people whose identities, in the form of credit card or Social Security numbers, were assumed by crooks.
Most cookies pose little risk to privacy on their own.
The problem comes when others get hold of your cookies. DoubleClick backed off the plan, for now. In the meantime, other threats to your cyberprivacy lurk. Still, as new technologies bring out the creativity in crooks, your best bet may be plain old-fashioned vigilance. Keep track of each penny, balance your checkbook and follow up on discrepancies in your statements immediately.