H2O Man
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Fri Dec-30-05 06:20 AM
Response to Reply #52 |
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had an interesting article on this topic.
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| -Cookies: The insidious mysteries revealed |
Boomer |
Dec-29-05 10:06 PM |
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You are missing the point-it is not legal for the NSA or the White House |
liveoaktx |
Dec-29-05 10:10 PM |
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No, I'm NOT missing the point |
Boomer |
Dec-29-05 10:17 PM |
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The government has an obligation to make sure that all, including |
liveoaktx |
Dec-29-05 10:20 PM |
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I don't disagree |
Boomer |
Dec-29-05 10:34 PM |
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For me, it's overload from a government that is not accountable |
liveoaktx |
Dec-29-05 10:39 PM |
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For me, it's a job hazard and persistent nightmare |
Boomer |
Dec-29-05 11:00 PM |
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I go back to the point that was made in the Video from CNN today |
liveoaktx |
Dec-29-05 11:09 PM |
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Our Company Requires All Code to be Code-Reviewed Before Checkin |
AndyTiedye |
Dec-29-05 11:34 PM |
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I've heard rumours of places that do that |
Boomer |
Dec-29-05 11:50 PM |
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This is the NSA we're talking about, not some rinky dink web shop. |
bananas |
Dec-29-05 10:59 PM |
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Seriously? |
Boomer |
Dec-29-05 11:08 PM |
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I agree with you about the programming aspect but then the NSA |
liveoaktx |
Dec-29-05 11:25 PM |
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Yeah, major oops |
Boomer |
Dec-29-05 11:29 PM |
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Gov't web sites typically are low priority items. What they may say about |
Garbo 2004 |
Dec-30-05 03:38 AM |
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Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a |
bananas |
Dec-30-05 01:34 PM |
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Yes, it's referenced but have you read it? OMB promulgated policy |
Garbo 2004 |
Dec-30-05 03:32 PM |
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(v) Office of Management and Budget Responsibilities |
bananas |
Dec-30-05 04:57 PM |
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No it's not automatically the case that a violation of policy is a |
Garbo 2004 |
Dec-30-05 06:51 PM |
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Good luck |
bananas |
Dec-30-05 08:00 PM |
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Brandt cites another policy & procedure doc, not Fed regulations. |
Garbo 2004 |
Dec-30-05 09:55 PM |
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The Privacy Act itself makes them illegal - deal with it. |
bananas |
Dec-31-05 07:41 AM |
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yeah |
lostexpectation |
Dec-29-05 10:11 PM |
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I don't agree this muddies the water, it shows that the same principle |
liveoaktx |
Dec-29-05 10:14 PM |
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Well said |
alpaca |
Dec-29-05 10:12 PM |
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Good post ... |
RoyGBiv |
Dec-29-05 10:14 PM |
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Thank you. |
Gormy Cuss |
Dec-30-05 11:54 AM |
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Thank you. |
Ms. Toad |
Dec-30-05 08:10 PM |
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but what if that "small piece of information" is an executable file? |
dailykoff |
Dec-29-05 10:15 PM |
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Cookies can't do that n/t |
RoyGBiv |
Dec-29-05 10:16 PM |
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. .. and more doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette |
dailykoff |
Dec-29-05 10:20 PM |
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And the moon is made of green cheese ... |
RoyGBiv |
Dec-29-05 10:24 PM |
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To support your argument let me quote Napoleon Dynamite.... "Idiots"(n/t) |
MazeRat7 |
Dec-29-05 10:26 PM |
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We need a "smiley" of that ... |
RoyGBiv |
Dec-29-05 10:28 PM |
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And what if pigs could fly over no-fly zones? |
Boomer |
Dec-29-05 10:19 PM |
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Maybe the CIA has its own definition of cookie |
dailykoff |
Dec-29-05 10:22 PM |
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There was a thread ... |
RoyGBiv |
Dec-29-05 10:27 PM |
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Did you ever see the publicity film of the guy eating Agent Orange? |
dailykoff |
Dec-29-05 10:32 PM |
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The mind boggles... |
RoyGBiv |
Dec-29-05 10:36 PM |
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Maybe in your world Microsoft and the CIA operate transparently |
dailykoff |
Dec-29-05 10:41 PM |
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Look ... |
RoyGBiv |
Dec-29-05 10:53 PM |
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Nearly every PC runs on MS software, so nearly everyone |
dailykoff |
Dec-29-05 11:30 PM |
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Get this through your head ... |
RoyGBiv |
Dec-29-05 11:41 PM |
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Note that I said vulnerable, |
dailykoff |
Dec-30-05 01:17 AM |
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NOT from cookies |
kineta |
Dec-30-05 01:46 PM |
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My illusions have been shattered |
Boomer |
Dec-29-05 11:48 PM |
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What if they upgrade to a bisquit? |
MadisonProgressive |
Dec-30-05 02:42 PM |
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Sigh... your right - but your wasting your time trying to explain... |
MazeRat7 |
Dec-29-05 10:17 PM |
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The ones with the chocolate chips and nuts |
Dr.Phool |
Dec-29-05 10:18 PM |
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Cookies can store info like |
Gman |
Dec-29-05 10:28 PM |
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Not that I can find. n/t |
Ms. Toad |
Dec-30-05 08:15 PM |
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Yeah I guess that's why doubleclick, esomniture, 2o7, etc go to |
BlueEyedSon |
Dec-29-05 10:33 PM |
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You DO know what a tracking cookie is right? |
tkmorris |
Dec-29-05 10:41 PM |
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DoubleClick is truly evil |
Boomer |
Dec-29-05 10:47 PM |
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OK I get what you are saying |
tkmorris |
Dec-29-05 11:07 PM |
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Change your settings |
simmer65 |
Dec-29-05 11:04 PM |
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That's sound advice |
tkmorris |
Dec-29-05 11:11 PM |
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Welcome to DU!!! |
RoyGBiv |
Dec-29-05 11:17 PM |
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But DoubleClick was not just a site cookie. Tracking across domains |
Garbo 2004 |
Dec-30-05 02:49 AM |
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But DoubleClick only works with sites that collude |
Boomer |
Dec-30-05 05:18 AM |
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Yes. Thanks for putting it more clearly than I did. n/t |
Garbo 2004 |
Dec-30-05 06:33 AM |
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I agree with you |
Maestro |
Dec-29-05 10:44 PM |
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I'd bet good money... |
Boomer |
Dec-29-05 11:19 PM |
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Does such a law exist? |
RoyGBiv |
Dec-29-05 11:42 PM |
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I found some policy docs with guidelines on the OMB website here: |
Garbo 2004 |
Dec-30-05 03:40 AM |
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The law has existed since 1974: Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a |
bananas |
Dec-30-05 01:37 PM |
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And the section banning website cookies? |
Garbo 2004 |
Dec-30-05 03:38 PM |
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These cookies are not just a bag of Oreos.... |
ngGale |
Dec-30-05 03:10 AM |
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Article on "How Internet Cookies Work" on the How Stuff Works site |
Garbo 2004 |
Dec-30-05 03:45 AM |
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Yesterday's NYTimes |
H2O Man |
Dec-30-05 06:20 AM |
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If the cookie can't be accessed at all if I disable cookies in my... |
NNN0LHI |
Dec-30-05 06:15 AM |
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Is this a hypothetical? |
Boomer |
Dec-30-05 06:19 AM |
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No, in my advanced privacy settings I have cookies blocked... |
NNN0LHI |
Dec-30-05 07:17 AM |
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Then you don't have the right privacy setting |
Boomer |
Dec-30-05 07:56 AM |
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Terminology ... |
RoyGBiv |
Dec-30-05 12:33 PM |
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Storing a password is different from accepting cookies |
Ms. Toad |
Dec-30-05 08:24 PM |
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COMLETE RUBBISH. |
Brundle_Fly |
Dec-30-05 02:10 PM |
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Okay |
mrfrapp |
Dec-30-05 02:35 PM |
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Thank you for your sane and reasonable answer!! |
progressivebydesign |
Dec-30-05 08:32 PM |
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Privacy advocates Smith and Brandt do not allege that NSA cookies |
Garbo 2004 |
Dec-30-05 10:06 PM |
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we'll never know |
Brundle_Fly |
Dec-31-05 01:40 AM |
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Cookies can't do that |
mrfrapp |
Dec-31-05 08:31 AM |
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I have to admit, I find it hard to get excited over this one |
union_maid |
Dec-30-05 03:47 PM |
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Then you're not paying attention. |
progressivebydesign |
Dec-30-05 08:34 PM |
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Not Web Bugs. Web bugs are different.. |
patrioticliberal |
Dec-30-05 08:26 PM |
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There are cookies and there are cookies. |
progressivebydesign |
Dec-30-05 08:29 PM |
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