Personal nfo tracking files

[Guest Gian Luca]

Recently I was visiting what I thought was a respectable web site and

suddenly I started getting pop up IM-type messages of a sexual nature.

They were in the form of contact invitations and all of them said they

were from my zip code. If I visit an electronics vendor's site, it

already knows my zip for computing the best price available on an

item. After a visit to a cooking blog, I immediately received an

invitation via E-mail from the name I recognized as that of the blog's

author suggesting I visit their MySpace page.

 

I don't use any app whose purpose is to store personal information for

easy retrieval in an effort to avoid the very situations I am now

experiencing. I am diligent in my settings to have all temporary

Internet files deleted when closing a browser. I also use third-party

software to monitor malware and data mining files on the system. I run

this software EVERYTIME I log off of my browser. Where is the breach

that shows personal information such as my zip code and E-mail address

to others? I need to correct it.

 

Thank you.