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Caveman

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What individual settings do you folks recommend for the following menu choices:

Internet Tools --> Privacy and Internet Tools --> Privacy--> Advanced

First vs 3rd party cookies, etc...

I want to maximize usability but minimize exposure to ads, etc...

Recommendations?
 
I don't have IE11, but I always block third party cookies. That may cause issues(probably not), so remember you changed it if something doesn't work as expected.
 
Third party is usually the crap you don't want; advertisers and trackers. They can also pull in information from embedded widgets. Let's use an embedded Soundcloud track as an example. You visit the website noise.com, and it has a Soundcloud track embedded on their site, and you listen to it. Then you go to Soundcloud proper, look up the track, and see that you've already listened to it even though you've never been to Soundcloud before. They knew you listened to the track placed on noise.com because of a third party cookie.

First party cookies are a little more useful. They change the color of links you've visited, keep login information, and generally keep track of your preferences on a site. For example, if you deleted anandtech's cookie, and closed the page, when you come back, it'll be like the first time you've looked at the site. You'll be logged out, and you can't visually tell what threads you've viewed.

On Firefox, I use a cookie manager, and delete most cookies on tab close except for a view I have whitelisted.
 
I use IE11 and always block third-party cookies. I have experienced very few issues with the setting. I do accept 1st party and end up with a couple of hundred each week that I delete with CCleaner.

I also enable the ActiveX filter. This blocks a lot - especially Flash. I can enable Active X on the Toolbar for the site if I want to let it run.
 
Caveman said:
What individual settings do you folks recommend for the following menu choices:

Internet Tools --> Privacy and Internet Tools --> Privacy--> Advanced

First vs 3rd party cookies, etc...

I want to maximize usability but minimize exposure to ads, etc...

Recommendations?
Click to expand...

I'm blocking 3rd party cookies and using activeX filtering and tracking protection (easyList, easyPrivacy, and StopGoogleTracking) for ad free browsing.
 
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