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Rieber

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What's with the tracking and non-secure connection?
« on: January 28, 2017, 02:16:15 PM »
I notice a few strange notifications when logging onto this site. Firefox blocks the tracking attempts. What's going on here?



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Re: What's with the tracking and non-secure connection?
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2017, 05:07:29 PM »
Most likely the FWFSBC is pissed about your Northern Pike in Mill Lake reports ... ;D
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Re: What's with the tracking and non-secure connection?
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2017, 05:36:07 PM »
Quote from: Dave on January 28, 2017, 05:07:29 PM
Most likely the FWFSBC is pissed about your Northern Pike in Mill Lake reports ... ;D

Still???   :o
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Re: What's with the tracking and non-secure connection?
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2017, 05:56:08 PM »
They are just watching you, better break out the tinfoil hat before they know too much  :o
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Re: What's with the tracking and non-secure connection?
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2017, 07:50:05 PM »
Quote from: Walleye76 on January 29, 2017, 05:56:08 PM
They are just watching you, better break out the tinfoil hat before they know too much  :o

Great - now how am I going to get any sleep knowing this?  :-\
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Re: What's with the tracking and non-secure connection?
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2017, 10:29:00 PM »
You need to change your avatar lol
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Re: What's with the tracking and non-secure connection?
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2017, 06:46:36 AM »
You haven't noticed that advertising on this website are profiled to your recent browsing history? Most websites - I mean you must be aware of the controversies now swirling about Facebook - track your browsing history and offer content related to it. You should be able to adjust your Firefox security settings so you don't get such warnings.
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Re: What's with the tracking and non-secure connection?
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2017, 07:41:30 AM »
Quote from: RalphH on January 30, 2017, 06:46:36 AM
You haven't noticed that advertising on this website are profiled to your recent browsing history? Most websites - I mean you must be aware of the controversies now swirling about Facebook - track your browsing history and offer content related to it. You should be able to adjust your Firefox security settings so you don't get such warnings.
Sounds like simplified shopping if their targetting the products I would be interested in anyway. ;D
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Re: What's with the tracking and non-secure connection?
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2017, 11:23:58 AM »
its the new change for all web sites. They have to switch everything to HTTPS://.....  sites,  if is doesn't have htttps then you get those warning messages. We just spent a week converting three websites over to https because of this same stuff.
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Re: What's with the tracking and non-secure connection?
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2017, 08:33:21 PM »
Quote from: glog on January 30, 2017, 11:23:58 AM
its the new change for all web sites. They have to switch everything to HTTPS://.....  sites,  if is doesn't have htttps then you get those warning messages. We just spent a week converting three websites over to https because of this same stuff.

I figured something was going on. Shucks, and I was just starting to like the tin foil hat.
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Re: What's with the tracking and non-secure connection?
« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2017, 04:08:03 AM »
nvm fishingwithrod doesnt support https

when you open fwr do this https://www.fishingwithrod.com instead of fishingwithrod.com only
« Last Edit: February 02, 2017, 04:10:01 AM by testo84 »
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Re: What's with the tracking and non-secure connection?
« Reply #11 on: February 02, 2017, 08:00:53 AM »
what this means is it will be relatively easy for hackers to grab any personal info stored on the website so keep what's in your profile to a minimum
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