affiliate networks benefit from cookie-stuffing [6] Ben Edelman
To date, affiliate networks have failed to aggressively pursue, stop, and punish those affiliates using cookie-stuffing. [6] Ben Edelman
LinkShare has repeatedly granted a $15,000 award to affiliates later found to be using cookie-stuffing [6] Ben Edelman
unique | total | |
cookies | 1.2B | 14.1B |
head | 55.2M | 1.6B |
hosts | 309.5M | 2.3B |
js | 1.7B | 16.7B |
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Has our spider seen your click-tracking cookie?
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