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> I don't think users (even savvy users) care about leaving some cookies behind.

In most contexts, that is true. A Slashdot cookie is just a line in a text file until you visit Slashdot. But a Facebook cookie is sent home every time you visit a page with any FB spam on it.

The mysql.com malware is trivial. Hitting Facebook would get most everyone, users and not.



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