Lawmakers call undeletable cookies 'unacceptable'

Two leading U.S. lawmakers on privacy 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.

September 28, 2011 / 11:50 IST

Two leading U.S. 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. In a letter dated on Monday, Representatives Joe Barton and Ed Markey asked FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz what plans the agency had to probe the use of the so-called supercookies.

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first published: Sep 28, 2011 11:50 am

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