In the admin panel, just after log in, if you view the source of page(using any internet navigator), you can see at the bottom of the file the following line:
https://www.cs-cart.com/images/background.gif
I think this little pixel is being used by cs-cart as a tracking code that helps them to know how many websites are running the cart.
I understand this, but I want to remove this “tracking” code, because I don´t want cs-cart know the times I open the admin panel.
I have paid the right cs-cart licenses and I am asking for privacy.
Regards.
Good to know that.
Hello Padinsoft,
This feature is also used for searching CS-Cart installations with no CS-Cart licenses, in order to prevent fraud usage of CS-Cart licenses. So, if you want to remove this feature, please contact us via Customer Help Desk
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Anastasiya Kozlova
CS-Cart Support team
Yes, this is good to know. I did not realize they were doing this.
While I know software companies/persons want to protect their property, at what point do I as a user get to protect my privacy? Are there any other surprises hidden in the software that we do not know about?
This isn't something new, is present in x-cart too from the beginning and other commercial scripts.
Will not influence your privacy, don't worry.
Is tracking only the domain name where the cs-cart was installed,
and if is different from that one entered during the checkout
the author will know it, nothing other.
No one will track your traffic.