Cookies. Such an innocent word has a lot of power behind it these days, and it’s not because of American obesity rates. In the world of the web, cookies (a.k.a. “browser cookies,” “HTTP cookies,” ...

The European Parliament's decision on Wednesday not to clamp down on the use of Web cookies is a wake-up call for the online industry, according to insiders. Elements within the EU political scene ...

It may raise hackles to think that U.S. intelligence officials might be monitoring your telephone and Internet communications, but for most of us it's only the marketers who are really interested in ...

Attention, webmasters: Insecure website cookies set via HTTP requests may allow a remote attacker to obtain private information from a victim's HTTPS session, warns DHS-CERT. The problem is this: A ...

Cookies may be one of the most maligned parts of the internet, but they weren’t always so notorious. Back in 1994, a young man named Lou Montulli developed the cookie as a way for website operators to ...

In addition to having multimedia and other rich content, Web sites are becoming a lot more interactive and have areas where people can sign in to user accounts for access to settings, discussion ...

LEOMINSTER — Since expanding her business into a full-time venture, Judy Scola DeNault says she’s learned the finer points of creating a Web presence, a long-term business plan and summertime shipping ...

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WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency is secretly piggybacking on tools that enable Internet advertisers to track consumers, using “cookies” and location data to pinpoint targets for government ...

The web is overrun with cookies, and not the tasty kind. These small pieces of code follow you around the web and help firms build up profiles about your interests. Stalked from website-to-website by ...

European politicians have backed away from bringing in tough restrictions on the use of cookies, but Web sites should strive to reassure users about online privacy. The European Parliament's decision ...