I replicated what Twila found. Now, cookies, especially session cookies,
aren't anywhere near as awful as many people think, but there are two
points worth noting: (1) CDC appears to be violating a White House
directive from well over a year ago; (2) there's no reason a government
site should
[Two thoughts: (1) This is yet another example of spineless, craven
university administrators. (2) Anyone who's going to criticize said
spineless, craven university administrators should rely on technology --
not the law -- to protect their anonymity. Thanks to Ian for forwarding.
--Declan]
[I wonder how Politech should be rated. Certainly we've had discussions
even today (http://www.politechbot.com/p-02691.html) about violence that
used foul language. Is Politech a news site? How about someone at Geocities
who writes the occasional opinion article? How about
Carl Johnson was convicted in 1999 of threatening federal officials and
Bill Gates through obscure, windy, colorful posts on the cypherpunks
mailing list:
http://www.ccc.de/mirrors/jya.com/cejfiles.htm
Thomas Wales, a federal prosecutor involved in Carl's trial where he was
(wrongly) accused
[Also noted by Ian Hopper and others, who cited:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/cookies_letter72800.html
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/cookies_letter90500.html
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d01424.pdf
--Declan]
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 12:08:11 -0400
From: Robert Gellman
Summary: Expect a vote on Wednesday, with debate beginning soon after 10 am
ET. The discussion on the House floor began Tuesday evening. The House is
voting on a version of the USA Act approved by a House-Senate conference
committee. The ACLU sent out a letter (below) Tuesday evening urging
