Aff Program shows how to delete cookies?!

**CityGuard** · 28 July 2010, 2:14 am

Originally Posted by CityGuard

In terms of the second question, whether they add more layers of tracking on top of the text cookies (such as IP tracking or flash cookies), the contact indicated she wasn't positive but would have an answer to that soon.

Sandra has confirmed that the tracking is based on cookies, without duplicate tracking mechanisms.

Originally Posted by arkyt

I recall years back that numerous programs used non-expiring cookies and there were affiliates loading 1x1 iframes/images etc depositing cookies everywhere and consequently taking credit for players sent my other affiliates.

Good point. Yes, I've heard cookie stuffing was a much more serious problem in the past. I think some of it still goes on today. It sounds like the big change that reduced this was affiliate programs switching to overwritable cookies, which mean the last referrer gets the credit rather than the first referrer. Even with overwritable cookies, cookie stuffing could still result in a program paying affiliate commissions on referrals that were sourced through non-affiliate means, so programs themselves are not entirely protected, but the overwriting at least protects affiliates.

**yervand** · 28 July 2010, 4:18 am

All I know is that while this discussion has been going on, nobody on their part has come up to defend their own position, except through third parties that investigated the matter...Where are they?

**casinogod** · 2 September 2010, 5:26 pm

This is a good question, I am surprised there has not been any response at all from ACF Webmaster themselves.

Originally Posted by yervand

All I know is that while this discussion has been going on, nobody on their part has come up to defend their own position, except through third parties that investigated the matter...Where are they?

**yervand** · 7 September 2010, 9:32 am

My dad told me this story about a boy whom was stealing from the villagers. One day, the local priest, during mass, told out load to the village crowd during a cerimony "someone has been stealing money from the church pot, and God will punish him by his hair catching fire." Well, the guilty boy, starting reaching for his hair to see if it was burning, thus the priest was able to see who the bandit was.

Well, these guys have "fire in their hair" which is why they don't stand up and take a defensive position.

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