Tracks in Cyberspace: As Big PC Brother Watches, Users Encounter.... / John Schwartz.
by Schwartz, John; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 77Business. Publisher: New York Times, 2001ISSN: 1522-3191;.Subject(s): Consumer protection | Cookies (Computer science) | Internet -- Personal information | Internet and privacy | Internet usersDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Although the use of cookies is generally benign, the fact that they can be used for detailed tracking of Web users and their activities has upset many consumers. People shop, chat and play online, and look to the Internet for information on health care, for psychological support and even for love. Meanwhile, the technologies for monitoring and analyzing those activities grow more powerful. But when it comes to protecting privacy online, most consumers still do not even know where to start." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article examines what computer users can do to protect their online privacy.
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Originally Published: Tracks in Cyberspace: As Big PC Brother Watches, Users Encounter..., Sept. 5, 2001; pp. A1+.
"Although the use of cookies is generally benign, the fact that they can be used for detailed tracking of Web users and their activities has upset many consumers. People shop, chat and play online, and look to the Internet for information on health care, for psychological support and even for love. Meanwhile, the technologies for monitoring and analyzing those activities grow more powerful. But when it comes to protecting privacy online, most consumers still do not even know where to start." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article examines what computer users can do to protect their online privacy.
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