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Lawmakers Say Undeletable Supercookies Raise "Serious Privacy Concerns"
Representatives Joe Barton (R-TX) and Ed Markey (D-MA) wrote a letter asking the FTC to investigate whether the use of "supercookie" - cookies placed on users' computers by websites such as Hulu.com that cannot be deleted -constitutes an unfair or...
WhiteHouse.gov to Track Users for Two Years
The White House modified its privacy policy for WhiteHouse.gov on June 3, 2011. The new policy is more than twice as long as the old policy. The new policy states the White House web site now uses persistent Google Analytics...
EPIC Urges Administration to Maintain Cookie Ban, Uphold Privacy
EPIC submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget recommending that the existing ban on the use of cookies at federal government websites be maintained. The OMB is considering a policy change that will encourage tracking of users who...
White House Seeks Comments on Web Tracking, EPIC Urges Ban be Maintained on Persistent Identifiers
The Office of Management and Budget is seeking public comments on the use of Web tracking techniques on federal government websites. Government agencies are currently prohibited from using persistent identifiers, such as cookies, except when there is a compelling need....
Responding to Privacy Concerns, Whitehouse Drops YouTube for Broadcasting Presidential Speeches
Following protests that YouTube was creating persistent cookies for people who visited the White House web site, the latest Weekly Address of President Obama no longer secretly tracks Whitehouse visitors. Federal policy restricts the use of tracking cookies by federal...
Privacy Problems Plague New White House Web Site
While the public responded very favorably to the announcements this week from President Barack Obama, problems with the privacy practices of the new White House web site where the President's statements are posted emerged. One columnist noted a tracking feature...
