Huge Concern with Safari/Webkit Security

I have repeatedly been trying to set the browser to block cookies from third parties and advertisers, but the browser is refusing to do so. It is apparently accepting anything and everything, in spite of the fact that I'm instructing the browser not to do so.

Looks like the current version of Safari/Webkit is leaving us wide open to adware and tracking cookies regardless of what we do.

Yep. I have 7 websites that I usually open at once. When I clear all my cookies, and do a simple refresh, (not counting signing in to those sites), I get 63 sites storing their cookies in my system. Every one of them adware and spyware. These recent updates of Safari/Webkit are leaving us wide open to adware and spyware.

I think it is time to stick with Firefox until Safari/webkit deals with this problem.

Interesting observation. I was wondering yesterday why - after clearing cookies, cache and history - a page still showed that I had clicked certain links.

Where are you getting this information from regarding the cookies? If you're using the cookies/other details info pane (clicking the "Details..." button next to the number), check what content is being stored. If you have cookies disabled, you'll notice that nothing in that list is actually a cookie.

There are some cookies and a bunch of cache for adware and spyware. Now the count is up to 75 sites as having installed cookies and "other" data. I don't recognized some of these entities, but most I do. And the only reason they could be installing anything in our computers is to help them track our browsing habits.

No, means NO.

BrianLachoreVPI said:

Interesting observation. I was wondering yesterday why - after clearing cookies, cache and history - a page still showed that I had clicked certain links.

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I think it is because as soon as you clear the cache, cookies, and history, and reload, the browser allows the sites to put cookies and cache for these outside sites right back in.