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| The Internet and Privacy Legislation: Cookies for a Treat?: Cookies are a substantial danger to the users of this century because it allows direct access to web servers to transfer information and store them in the user's computer whenever he visits a particular website. The web server doesn't ask for the permission of the user for storing this information on his computer and whenever the user visits the same page the user information is transferred to the web page because of the information stored in the form of a cookie. The paper explains the laws passed with regard to cookie and how the direct marketing companies can take advantage of these cookies to promote user specific products. Author : Victor Mayer Schonberger Reference: Computer Law & Security Report Vol 14 No.3, 1998.
Want Security? See what hacker does with a cookie: This paper explains the hazards of cookies left by sites which are often visited by users. It gives an example of a personal identity theft which was triggered by cookies. The author emphasizes on the necessity of encrypted cookies to thwart such attacks. Author : Machlis Sharon Reference: Computers and Security, Vol 16, No.2.
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