Government Web Sites Still Using Cookies
Preliminary results from a congressional report shows that government web sites are still employing cookies, contrary to a Clinton administration rule banning the practice. The report examines 16 agencies, and shows that 64 federal web sites plant cookies on users� hard drives. The report is being conducted by the Inspector General Office.Thompson: Preliminary Reports Reveal Continued Agency Violations of Administration Privacy Policies, Thompson Press Release, Senator Thompson Web Site, April 16, 2001.
Preliminary Findings from Inspector General Reports, Senator Thompson Web Site.
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agnecies, OMB Memo, White House Web Site, June 22, 2000.
Report: Online privacy not protected, Nandotimes (AP), April 16, 2001.
Senator Raises Privacy as Federal Web Site Issue, New York Times, April 17, 2001 (registration required).
Report: Feds do poor job following privacy rules, CNN (AP), June 18, 2001.
