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Are Web bugs able to carry any more information than ordinary third-party images such as banner advertisements?

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Are Web bugs able to carry any more information than ordinary third-party images such as banner advertisements?

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No. But with banner advertisements, it’s hard to know whether the information during the transaction has primary value or is just a side effect of delivering the advertisement to the user. But since Web bugs try to remain invisible, they must exist for the sake of the information exchange alone.