Do Net Ads Know More About You Than They Should? Do Net Ads Know More About You Than They Should? Paul Jones
Many Web sites place files called "cookies" on visitors' hard drives to store personalized information like passwords, user names, etc. Cookies can also be used to record where a visitor goes online, and which route a visitor takes to get there.
Many sites now post privacy statements telling exactly what the cookie is used for, but many people still don't trust sites that use cookies. Some privacy advocates have a concern that the privacy statements on most Web sites say little or nothing about additional cookies that advertisers can place on a user's hard drive. Read the full story.
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