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Professional search engine optimization (SEO) companies amass an astounding amount of information. Unsurprisingly, Google is at the top of the totem pole of collecting and organizing search engine marketing campaign data. As SEO grows as an industry, the number of privacy concerns and legal battles around them has increased as [...]  This article explores the EU e-Privacy Directive, with a focus on the “Cookie Law,” which was passed late 2009. The Directive has yet to be fully implemented in all EU member states and the amendment of the “Cookie Law” has created additional roadblocks to harmonization of legislation across Europe. Background: e-Privacy Directive The three major internet browser providers – Mozilla, Google and Microsoft – respond to the Federal Trade Commission’s 2010 report calling for do-not-track mechanisms. The article introduces Mozilla’s Firefox do-not-track header, Google’s Chrome online tracking tool and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Tracking Protection feature, as well as other practices users may consider in order to reduce online [...] Internet cookies are at the center of various privacy protection concerns for a number of reasons, including persistent tracking. Persistent data tracking capabilities of new types of cookies have been met with various consumer protection and anonymity solutions. Discussed in this article is the recent development, Nevercookie, a new tool developed by the company Anonymizer, Inc. Cookies that never go away… Privacy risks are inherent to browsing and interacting online. The recently developed tool, Firesheep, draws attention to user vulnerabilities in web sessions. This article discusses some threats of HTTP session hijacking, as well as potential methods of reducing such threats. HTTP Session Hijacking The E-Government Act of 2002, containing 5 separate Titles and 40 different sections, created many new regulations for the implementation and use of electronic information in the Federal [...] Internet cookies are an inherent part of Internet use. Many sites cannot function without them. Cookies are confusing, particularly because many myths surround their use. While cookies are not the source of viruses or spam, they do present potential privacy issues in their ability to track a user’s internet activity. Some of this tracking is benign, allowing for an easier, more personalized browsing experience. However, other uses of cookies are far more [...] | ||||
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