Cookies trigger privacy leaks?

Absrtact: CCTV 3.15 Party has ended, but its exposure to the Internet privacy problem has continued to ferment. A few days ago, CCTV 3.15 Party exposure NetEase mailbox suspected of peeping user information, although NetEase mailbox the first time to respond, said there is no individual snooping user privacy

CCTV 3.15 Party has ended, but its exposure to the Internet privacy problem has continued to ferment.

A few days ago, CCTV 3.15 Party exposure NetEase mailbox suspected of peeping user information, although NetEase mailbox the first time to respond, said there is no individual prying into the possibility of user privacy. But since ordinary netizens are unfamiliar with the jargon of cookies, they are still very concerned about their privacy on the Internet.

What is a cookie?

Cookies are generated by the server side and sent to user (typically the browser), and the browser saves the cookie's keyalue to a text file in a directory and sends the cookie to the server the next time the same Web site is requested ( If the browser is set to enable cookies.

After the incident, cookies became rat, and even browser manufacturers to launch the "website Privacy Protector", said a key to clear cookies privacy file. In this respect, a number of people in the industry said that netizens and the industry should not be one-sided denial of the role of cookies, "cookies on the Internet experience effect, and other benefits, more than the work." ”

Cookies trigger privacy leaks?

Although NetEase denies the allegation, said NetEase mailbox processing about 200 million mails a day, there is no individual to participate in prying into the possibility of user privacy. However, since the vast majority of netizens do not know about cookies, they think that they involve users ' names, passwords, browsing records, IP addresses and so on.

A netizen in the information Times reporter interview, said that their free mailbox often received direct mail ads (that is, the user group after the breakdown of consumer characteristics), the unease about privacy stems from their own is not clear how e-mail operators collect their favorite age and other data.

In this respect, Innovation Workshop chairman and CEO Kai-Fu Lee pointed out that according to the content of the message (or other user information) on the delivery of accurate advertising and personalized experience, this is most of the mailbox, including Google all the technology, although controversial, but not netease exclusive problem, and recommended that all mailboxes first to inform users that information is used, The second guarantee does not abuse information and provides "no tracking" option to protect privacy.

Cookie work is greater than should be rationally treated

Qihoo 360 company officials believe that the existence of cookies does increase the risk of privacy disclosure of netizens, should be prohibited. The international community is also increasing the level of privacy protection of netizens, the World Wide Web Consortium has already launched the Network Privacy protection Standards ——— "no tracking", and in May 2012, the European Union began to implement the Cookie Act, which provides a record of the contents of the cookie, It also stipulates that all websites must obtain user authorization when using cookies; in August 2012, Microsoft announced that the new version of IE10 would default to turn on reverse tracking (DNT).

However, most Internet professionals call for a rational approach to cookies, not one-sided denial. Internet expert Tiejun In an interview with the media, said cookies in the local hard disk as far as possible login ID and site browsing some information to facilitate browsing again, if the fear of security and disable cookies, users will find that the total login, such as online shopping cart can not be used, resulting in poor internet experience.

Blog China founder Xingdong through the micro-blog, said the media on the one-sided, simplistic, demonized reports, causing unnecessary panic, not conducive to the problem recognition and resolution. The effective and reasonable use of cookies is the advantage of the Internet, but also the value of the Internet, can not simplify the problem of cookie absolute, to do is to prevent abuse, rather than not.

NetEase Free Email official response

Users of the importance of information security, NetEase empathy, and has always focused on the protection of user privacy. NetEase mailbox processing about 200 million mails a day, there is no individual to participate in prying into the possibility of user privacy. NetEase now and in the future do not exist, and will not tolerate the collection of user privacy for commercial purposes of the behavior. At the same time, we will standardize the sales department, to avoid exaggerated publicity, misleading.