cookies

Google cops record fine for Safari bypass

Google cops record fine for Safari bypass

Cookie crumbles.
Jasmin Melvin Aug 10 2012 5:14AM Security
Google faces $22.5m fine in iOS cookie case: report

Google faces $22.5m fine in iOS cookie case: report

Claims no wrongdoing.
Staff Writers Jul 11 2012 6:53AM Security
Cookie compliance deadline looms for Brit sites

Cookie compliance deadline looms for Brit sites

Privacy watchdog promises to go easy.
Dan Raywood May 23 2012 10:06AM Security
US regulators probe Google privacy breach

US regulators probe Google privacy breach

Search giant cooperative.
Liana B. Baker Mar 19 2012 10:14AM Software
Cookie-cutter compliance can't cut it

Cookie-cutter compliance can't cut it

Try harder.
Dan Raywood Dec 15 2011 6:31AM Security
Zombie cookies shot dead, again

Zombie cookies shot dead, again

Etags will bypass browser blocks.
Darren Pauli Aug 2 2011 2:17PM Security
Europe cracks down on mobile and ISP lock-ins

Europe cracks down on mobile and ISP lock-ins

Sets new benchmarks for consumer protections.
John Hilvert May 24 2011 12:56PM Telco/ISP
LinkedIn profiles at hijack risk

LinkedIn profiles at hijack risk

Cookies overstay their welcome.
Darren Pauli May 24 2011 6:59AM Security
Adobe lets browsers kill Flash cookies

Adobe lets browsers kill Flash cookies

Delete local shared objects.
Staff Writers May 16 2011 5:43PM Security
New rules allow Europe's web users to turn off cookies

New rules allow Europe's web users to turn off cookies

Advertising industry moves to self-regulate.
Eva Dou Apr 18 2011 6:49AM Security
Cookie monsters out in the cold from May

Cookie monsters out in the cold from May

European privacy directive means no more sneaky tracking by websites.
Dan Raywood Mar 9 2011 10:13AM Security
Top websites using Flash cookies to track user behavior

Top websites using Flash cookies to track user behavior

Users often delete HTTP cookies to enhance their privacy, but some of the most popular websites are circumventing these efforts by utilising little-known Flash cookies, researchers at the University of California have found.
Angela Moscaritolo Aug 12 2009 11:16AM Security
IE 8 to sport traceless browsing

IE 8 to sport traceless browsing

Microsoft is testing a new feature in Internet Explorer 8 which will allow users to surf without recording data.
Shaun Nichols Aug 26 2008 11:44AM Security
Dating site caters for smart cookies only

Dating site caters for smart cookies only

A new dating site caters exclusively for "intelligent" people and requires potential members to pass an IQ test in order to sign up.
Staff Writers Apr 28 2008 4:11PM Software
Google vows to delete cookies

Google vows to delete cookies

Provided you don't use the site again. Google has announced a change in the way that it handles cookies, claiming that it will delete the files after two years.
Iain Thomson Jul 18 2007 12:20PM Security
Researcher develops 'active cookies' to take a bite out of cyber crooks

Researcher develops 'active cookies' to take a bite out of cyber crooks

An Indiana University School of Informatics scientist has said that his newly developed active cookie technology provides a “strong shield” against identity theft and cyber attacks.
William Eazel Mar 3 2006 9:30AM Security
Cookies and Web Bugs and Spyware, Oh My!

Cookies and Web Bugs and Spyware, Oh My!

A couple of years ago privacy advocates were bringing cookies, and the privacy issues related to them, to the attention of the general public.
Thresa Lang Jan 16 2004 10:26AM Security

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