Humpty Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 I guess the sky is falling ... Just because your Web browser is set to block third-party tracking cookies that doesn't mean all of them are being blocked. A growing number of Web sites are quietly resorting to the use of "first-party," subdomain cookies to skirt anti-spyware tools and cookie blockers and allow third-party information gathering and ad serving, according to some privacy advocates and industry analysts. Though the cookies are not fundamentally different from other third-party cookies, they are very hard to detect and block, said Stefan Berteau, research engineer with CA's anti-spyware research team. The result: companies could theoretically use the cookies to quietly gather and share consumer information with little risk of detection, he said. So far, the use of first-party, subdomain cookies appears to be less prevalent than standard third-party cookies, Berteau said. "But it's the kind of thing that might catch on quickly." Infoworld Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUSHER Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Infoworld Article I guess the sky is falling ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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