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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The internet’s largest gatekeepers have had it with cookies, and they’re waging a war to wipe them off the face of the web. No company is more at the forefront of this uprising than Google, which ...

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 ...

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 ...

SHREVEPORT, La.- You’ve probably seen the pop-up a thousand times: “This site uses cookies — accept or decline?” Maybe you click “Accept All” without thinking, assuming the website won’t work if you ...

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 ...