I think the first time I was introduced to the concept of cookies was the first day I used my computer online....you hear about cookies all the time. I quickly began to understand the related concepts (ie security settings, and dumping of cookies)

I just recently read an article about cookies and....WEB BUGS??

The article aroused my curiosity and I decided to download and try the program it mentioned called Bugnosis.
Bugnosis searches sites for web bugs. Here is a sample that I have found.
[QOUTE]
Tiny, Once, Domain http://w.abz.com/all/bullets/dot_clea.gif

Tiny= image is tiny, so is probably not meant to be seen
Once= image is used only once in the document
Domain= image comes from a different domain than the document and manipulates a cookie (third party cookie)
[/QUOTE]

Here's my question...do the owners of a site always know a web bug is present, and should sites with web bugs be avoided as a general rule?
So far I have not read of any way to block them...
Anyone have any web bug wisdom they'd like to share?

Thanks.