"Police blotter" is a weekly CNET News.com report on the intersection of technology and the law. What: A Texas man says the timestamp of cookies on his Web browser proves he was actually online and ...

What you need to know about cookies and how to stay safe from "trackers" There are many good uses of HTTP cookies, but they can also carry codes that cyber criminals can exploit. Gulf News Highlights ...

In addition to having multimedia and other rich content, Web sites are becoming a lot more interactive and have areas where people can sign in to user accounts for access to settings, discussion ...

Cookies. Such an innocent word has a lot of power behind it these days, and it’s not because of American obesity rates. In the world of the web, cookies (a.k.a. “browser cookies,” “HTTP cookies,” ...

Attention, webmasters: Insecure website cookies set via HTTP requests may allow a remote attacker to obtain private information from a victim's HTTPS session, warns DHS-CERT. The problem is this: A ...

Web browser cookies are a part of our every day Internet life. They help websites provide certain settings and memorize our passwords and preferences so we don’t have to do it. It’s also the perfect ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Dive into your web browser’s settings and you’ll see references ...

Web cookies were originally designed to protect users privacy, according to the man behind the technology, not act as a tool to help large tech firms snoop on people. California-based engineer and ...

The internet’s largest gatekeepers have had it with cookies, and they’re waging a war to wipe them off the face of the web. No company is more at the forefront of this uprising than Google, which ...