Cookies: Privacy Risks, Attacks, and Recommendations
2020; RELX Group (Netherlands); Linguagem: Inglês
10.2139/ssrn.3761967
ISSN1556-5068
Autores Tópico(s)Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
ResumoConsumers access the Internet through web browsers like Chrome, Safari, or Firefox. These browsers leverage Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) or Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) to communicate with web servers and provide desired content. HTTP is a stateless, sessionless protocol, meaning it does not remember one browser request from another. To overcome this deficiency, browsers use a concept called cookies which are akin to the "assistant" described in the previous scenario. While many Internet users are unaware how cookies function and the potential harm cookies may cause, for others, cookies are the source of multiple privacy concerns. This paper will define cookies, describe cookie types, describe privacy risks associated with cookies, describe laws and compliance requirements associated with cookies, and finally, discuss several mechanisms consumers can implement to protect their privacy.
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