Tuesday, March 31, 2009

It's about time?

E.U. Warns Internet Companies on User Privacy
By STEPHEN CASTLE and KEVIN O'BRIEN
Published: March 30, 2009

"..cookies help companies take note of users' habits and can be sold to advertisers to help them target their marketing efforts. But their use raises serious questions about who knows which sites we visit and what they do with that information." For something that may be old news, it certainly is still disconcerting to think that forces out there can watch your every move and really get to know "you" without you even knowing.

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