How did we get from a world where cookies were something you ate and where"
nontechies" were unaware of" Netscape cookies" to a world where cookies are a hot-button …

Web servers and browsers typically use cookies to capture information for subsequent
communications, which provides continuity and state across HTTP connections. At present …

This is a pilot study of the use of “Flash cookies” by popular websites. We find that more than
50% of the sites in our sample are using Flash cookies to store information about the user …

The increasing use of personal information in Internet-based applications has created
privacy concerns worldwide. This has led to awareness among policy makers in several …

In August 2009, we demonstrated that popular websites were using “Flash cookies” to track
users. Some advertisers had adopted this technology because it allowed persistent tracking …

Personalized advertisement has changed the web. It lets websites monetize the content they
offer. The downside is the continuous collection of personal information with significant …

Since the first edition of this classic reference was published, World Wide Web use has
exploded and e-commerce has become a daily part of business and personal life. As Web …

Internet privacy - The internet and privacy legislation: cookies for a treat? × Close The
Infona portal uses cookies, ie strings of text saved by a browser on the user's device. The …

Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this symposium on Internet Privacy. I am
honored to be here and to speak on consumers' expectations of privacy protection on the …

Consumer surveys indicate that concerns about privacy are a principal factor discouraging
consumers from shopping online. The key public policy issue regarding privacy is whether …