Technology companies have long used "cookies," little bits of tracking software slipped onto your computer, and other means, to record the Web sites you visit, the ads you click on, even the words you enter in search engines -- information that some hold onto forever. They're not telling you they're doing it, and they're not asking permission. Internet service providers are now getting into the act. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.