Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Obama Web-Tracking Proposal Raises Privacy Concerns - washingtonpost.com

Hmm…

The Obama administration is proposing to scale back a long-standing ban on tracking how people use government Internet sites with "cookies" and other technologies, raising alarms among privacy groups.

A two-week public comment period ended Monday on a proposal by the White House Office of Management and Budget to end a ban on federal Internet sites using such technologies and replace it with other privacy safeguards. The current prohibition, in place since 2000, can be waived if an agency head cites a "compelling need."

Obama Web-Tracking Proposal Raises Privacy Concerns - washingtonpost.com

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.