Re: Involuntary Information Gathering

Jamie Powers <jamie[_at_]srgpe.com> wrote:
>
> On 05/09/97, Robert Cumbow <cumbr[_at_]perkinscoie.com> wrote:
> >
> > Abraham de Wolf <abraham.de.wolf[_at_]sap-ag.de> wrote:
> > >
> > > I would like a law that requires the site owner to offer those
> > > who "land" on his site the oppertunity of blocking the cookie
> > > function.
> >
> > I think the last thing we need is another law. Besides, don't most
> > browsers enable the user if not to block at least to delete the
> > cookies once they are in place? Even if they don't, there are
> > software solutions available to users who do not want cookies.
>
> I agree with Bob Cumbrow the last thing we need is a cookie law.
>
> Self help works - you can simply deny the request to set the
> cookie - but I was wondering if anyone has any knowledge if we
> cookie blockers are getting any differing service than those
> requesting browsers that allow cookie files to be set? As a site
> owner, bias might be to first serve those who allow the cookie
> demographics and other tidbits to be collected.

Here's a tip I read in MacWorld:

Put an empty folder called MagicCookie in the place where cookies are set. Your browser will sense that one is already there, and won't set one.

Jim Lawrence
<jsl10[_at_]cornell.edu> Received on Wed May 14 1997 - 13:13:19 GMT