September 25, 1998
Use of 'Cookies' in Research Sparks a Debate Over Privacy
Critics complain that the computer files are used to gather data without the consent of Web users
As you surf the World-Wide Web, academic researchers may be studying what you do -- without your permission or even your knowledge.
A handful of researchers are doing so with "cookies," small computer files that can imperceptibly track a user's travels on the Web.
The researchers say that cookies --
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