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Gmail cookie vulnerability exposes user's privacy

September 27, 2007 Program developed by "ethical hacking" group takes advantage of cross-site scripting vulnerability to steal contacts, forward e-mail. TAGS: Gmail, XSS, cookie, organization, vulnerability, attacker, hacking, Google Inc., security, password, e-mail

Google's cookie cut may not be enough for EU

July 18, 2007 EU data watchdog welcomes Google's announcement of a two-year cookie lifespan but says its major concern is server log data use. TAGS: cookie, search engine company, Google Inc., policy, representative, European Union, Yahoo! Inc., server, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

In their own words: Search engines on privacy

August 13, 2007 CNET News.com tries to clear up recent privacy announcements by surveying Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Ask.com and AOL. Here, they respond.How search engines rate on privacy TAGS: Ask.com, user identity, privacy, cookie, America Online Inc., search engine, Time Warner Inc., survey, IP address, Internet search, IP, knowledge, Yahoo! Inc., backup, Google Inc., e-mail

Congress' hands caught in the cookie jar

January 6, 2006 First the NSA, then the Pentagon, and now Congress fesses up to undisclosed Web tracking. Infographic: Caught with hands in the cookie jar TAGS: cookie, visit, senator, online media, NSA, visitor, practice, U.S.

Verbatim: Search firms surveyed on privacy

February 3, 2006 CNET News.com asks AOL, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo what info they could provide in response to a court order. Read their responses. TAGS: America Online Inc., Verbatim, cookie, search, attorney, IP address, prosecutor, request, search result, Time Warner Inc., IP, functionality, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., response, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft, Mozilla look into browser flaws

February 16, 2007 Recently disclosed security holes that affect Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox could let attackers grab data via malicious Web sites. TAGS: attacker, cookie, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., flaw, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, bug, fix, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, e-mail

Cookie fans chip away at spyware bill

February 4, 2005 Lawmakers consider bowing to Web marketers' pressure not to designate cookies as unlawful technology under an anti-spyware bill. TAGS: exemption, cookie, bill, online advertising, language, spokeswoman, spyware, Republican, anti-spyware

Search engines race to update privacy policies

July 23, 2007 Microsoft and Yahoo are the latest to announce limits on how long they will keep Web search data. TAGS: online advertising, Internet search, cookie, search engine, Yahoo! Inc., IP, Google Inc., IP address, Microsoft Corp.

Google plugs account hijack holes

January 16, 2007 If left unpatched, the vulnerability could let hackers modify third-party documents and view e-mail subjects, search history. TAGS: XSS, Google Inc., vulnerability, hacker, cookie, security, e-mail

When the cookie crumbles

October 18, 2005 Check Point's Dean Ocampo says most people remain unaware of just how vulnerable their Web browsers remain. TAGS: SSL VPN, desktop search engine, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., SSL, VPN, cookie, worker, Web browser, search engine, security, hard drive, PC, e-mail

Infographic: Hands in the cookie jar

January 6, 2006 Many U.S. senators pledged to abstain from using tracking tech on their sites, but at least 23 do anyway, CNET News.com finds. TAGS: cookie, senator, U.S.

Alternative browsers pose challenge for cybersleuths

September 1, 2005 The advent of Firefox and Opera means cybercops have to learn new tricks to conduct successful investigations. TAGS: Opera Software, Firefox, investigation, cookie, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.

The Spy Act that loved me?

April 19, 2007 Policy analyst Bartlett Cleland warns that a patchwork of state spyware laws will end up having the opposite effect desired by proponents. TAGS: antispyware company, provision, regulation, law, cookie, decision, state, protection, spyware, anti-spyware, Internet Service Provider
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