[2476] in WWW Security List Archive
Re: cookies and privacy
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jacob Rose)
Fri Jul 19 19:46:44 1996
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 17:51:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jacob Rose <jacob@whiteshell.com>
To: www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <31EE87C9.734A@cup.hp.com>
Errors-To: owner-www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
> You raised an interesting point, when I use someone elses browser
> and their .netscape directory contains a matured cookie file
> which they do not want me to erase, and I register with some
> they visited, then THEIR profile is now merged with mine. If
It really shouldn't be, unless you give out details of your personal life
that can be matched with ones you've given from another browser. The
cookies remain distinct. (I like the sound of that last sentence!)
Jacob Rose "The cookies remain distinct."
jacob@whiteshell.com
