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The Whitehouse Web site is bugged
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 18:39:56 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com> Date: December 27, 2005 11:43:49 AM EST To: EPIC_IDOF () mailman epic org Subject: [EPIC_IDOF] The Whitehouse Web site is bugged Hi, The Whitehouse.gov Web site is bugged! Apparently the Webmaster for thesite has hired Webtrends to track visitors around the site using Web bugs and permanent cookies. Here's the Web bug that I found on the home page of
the Whitehouse.gov Web site: <SCRIPT src="/js/stat.js" language="javascript" TYPE="text/javascript"></SCRIPT> <NOSCRIPT> <IMG ALT="" BORDER="0" NAME="DCSIMG" WIDTH="1" HEIGHT="1"SRC="http://statse.webtrendslive.com/DCSArO55rNH8I36lrbe6wexE5_5B8I/ njs.gif?
dcsuri=/nojavascript&WT.js=No"> </NOSCRIPT>Similar Web bugs can be found on other Web pages at the Whitehouse Web site.
Before 9/11, the Clinton administration said this kind of Web tracking is a
no-no for U.S. government Web sites: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/m00-13.html Because of the unique laws and traditions about government access to citizens' personal information, the presumption should be that "cookies" will not be used at Federal web sites. Under this new Federal policy, "cookies" should not be used at Federal web sites, or by contractors when operating web sites on behalf of agencies, unless, in addition to clear and conspicuous notice, the following conditions are met: a compelling need to gather the data on the site; Richard M. Smith http://www.ComputerBytesMan.com _______________________________________________ EPIC_IDOF mailing list EPIC_IDOF () mailman epic org https://mailman.epic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/epic_idof ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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