Quote:
Originally Posted by ProG
well I think you could accomplish that by simply tracking usage by IP address or username, or random keys.
|
My IP changes daily at 9am, so tracking me visiting your tube site via that is useless. Never seen a tube site requiring username to view vids.... so username tracking is out. Random keys? you mean in the URL, then that's only session based so may as well track via sessions.
The rest depends on how you want to tackle your own problems and why you would want to do that. My reason for eg is on a PPV site, 10 minutes are offered free with an email signup. Abuse goes that people use their 10 mins, signup with a new email, get another 10 mins etc. Cookie tracking for this is useless cos the people scamming/abusing the system know how to delete cookies so this is a great way to say "Oy no, you've already signed up (if the number of bits of information reliably tells you it's a very very good chance their fingerprint is unique.
Each to their own, and for those that would find this beneficial will find this benefical, which is why I threw it out there. Smokey's example for eg I'd never thought of, as was Shelly's. Those that have no idea have no reason to be bothered by it as they don't have such problems/come across them yet
