No Flash in the Pan
The use of flash cookies and its impact on privacy has been getting a
lot more publicity recently. Earlier this month, Michael Kassner had
a good piece on TechRepublic. Now Darren Chin has an
interesting take on Eosensa.
We have our view on the privacy implications of flash cookies
– as well as what pretty clearly constitutes misuse. So it’s
good to see this issue coming to the front and generating publicity.
From our view, Adobe’s (belated) effort to provide Flash cookie
controls can’t come soon enough. If the flash cookie stores user
preferences, with the user’s permission, then it’s a good addition.
But if it’s doing anything else — especially including behavioral
tracking — then it’s a real problem. We’ll let you know when we find
out more about Adobe’s timetable.
