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"Do not use tracking cookies to track users across sites without full disclosure and consent of the users (e.g. do not use an "ever cookie" or "zombie cookie").Excerpt from LinkedIn's Advertising Policies
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The clause states: “Do not use tracking cookies to track users across sites without full disclosure and consent of the users (e.g. do not use an "ever cookie" or "zombie cookie").”
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