Cookies and Web Bugs: What They are and How They Work Together

William T. Harding An associate professor in the College of Business, Texas A & M University, in Corpus Christi.

Anita J. Reed Currently an accounting doctoral student at the University of South Florida, Tampa, and has 17 years of public accounting experience.

Robert L. Gray Currently Chair of the Quantitative Methods and Computer Information Systems Department at Western New England College and has more than 20 years of academic and management experience in the IT field.

Abstract

This article first identifies and exactly defines “cookies” and “Web bugs.” the contents (code) of cookies and Web bugs are next examined through several examples. the useful business value of cookies and Web bugs is examined, followed by a discussion of the threats, invasion of privacy, and other issues. Finally, the powerful possibilities through the synchronization of Web bugs and cookies working together (even in Word documents) are examined.

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