On 3/15/2011 4:59 PM, Lauren Weinstein wrote:
White House and some ad networks push for "do-not-track" http://j.mp/h94KjL (WSJ)
This reminds me of a side-problem with the so-called "supercookies": some websites have (gasp!) bugs. They lose track of session information, or store incorrect information in their database, which is then linked with the session. This can result in incorrect displays, mis-formatted displays, or simple inability to log in or to get the information you need.
When that happens, the usual solution is to delete the cookies for that website. But if the site is using undeletable cookies, they may end up locking users out for no reason except the developers' inability to write correct code.
Feh!
