No Cookies, No Problem – Using ETags for User Tracking
Ah, but using ETags to track users doesn&#x27;t work <i>unless</i> JavaScript is enabled.  As one who normally doesn&#x27;t use JavaScript, I had to turn JS on then refresh the page to make this spying  example &#x27;work&#x27; (i.e.: track me).<p>As I&#x27;ve been saying for years, get rid of JavaScript and 90%+ of these privacy violations and other security breaches will melt away.<p>The trouble is we users have to suffer the brunt of this JavaScript &#x27;disease&#x27; because it primarily benefits large commercial interests.  If ordinary users get trampled upon as a consequence then that&#x27;s just too bad.<p>Seems I&#x27;ve found yet another good reason to keep JavaScript turned off.