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To: bentway who wrote (500788)	8/3/2009 5:20:15 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1577592

Cookie' ban under review The White House wants to lift a George W. Bush administration ban on federal agencies depositing tracking "cookies" on our computers when we visit U.S. government sites, Scripps Howard News Service reports. The purpose of cookies is to monitor who's going to which sites and looking for what. Private industry has long used the software to customize offerings and fine-tune marketing, but the feds have largely prohibited cookies to protect the public's privacy. Only if a "compelling need" can be demonstrated are they allowed, and then only if the head of an agency approves their use.