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Re: [ICANN-EU] protection of privacy



On Fri, Aug 18, 2000 at 06:19:53PM +0200, Andreas Fügner <Andreas.Fuegner@lizenz.com> wrote:
> But, the user has no control over the data transferred
> or actions taken by cookies.

Hmm.. when does that happen? I do have control over data transferred "by"
cookies, full control actually.

Or do you mean, cookies tied to access restriction? In that case, I still
have full control, but I can see a point in forcing users to use cookies
to get access.

> In my opinion, cookies as an access restriction,
> a conditio sine qua non, to an official informational site,
> violate basic rights of privacy and data protection.

I would like to hear more specifics on why cookies violate privacy?

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