Undeletable cookies unacceptable, says US lawmakers

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Lawmakers call undeletable cookies unacceptable, urging FTC chairman to probe the matter.

27 September,2011 11:51 pm

Two leading US lawmakers on privacy, a Republican and Democrat have asked the Federal Trade Commission to look into MSN.com and Hulu.com’s installation of cookies onto users’ computers that cannot be deleted.Representatives Joe Barton and Ed Markey asked FTC Chairman what plans the agency had to probe the use of the so-called supercookies.The supercookies are put on users’ computers when they visit websites by companies that want to collect personal data, but unlike regular cookies, they cannot be deleted. And they can recreate a users profile after less powerful cookies are deleted, the lawmakers said.