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Can someone explain to me why cookies are something that laws need to be written up about? What's wrong with cookies? What's wrong with paranoid people disabl
by TomGullen 14y ago
Can someone explain to me why cookies are something that laws need to be written up about? What's wrong with cookies? What's wrong with paranoid people disabling cookies on their browser and then just granting access to the sites if they need to?
- mibbitier 14y agoCookies, are small programs which malicious websites download onto your computer without your knowledge. They can contain viruses and other malware. They also follow you over the internet, logging every website you visit, and collecting your personal information. I expect many people believe the above to be true, considering the massive amount of FUD that has been spread about on Cookies.
- zurn 14y agoThe EU privacy legislation is supposed to prevent tracking of people without their consent/knowledge. This is widely considered a worthy goal by consumers. Fiddling with browser cookie settings is bad because it's opt-out instead of opt-in, opt-out just doesn't work since users have to be technically clueful and spend lots of time and effort on it. Compare to opt-in vs opt-out in email spam. edit: see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Protection_Directive#Principles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Protection_Directive#Princ...
- TomGullen 14y agoDo cookies track 'people'? Recently it was determined by courts that an IP address cannot be attributed to a person (in regards to torrents). Why is it different for cookies?
- zurn 14y agoThe reliability standard for evidence in court cases is a bit higher than what typical cookie applications require.