Chairman Mark James, R-Las Vegas, said after a hearing on Senate Bill 48 that he does not want to thwart businesses from creating Web sites. The cookies then gather information about computer users, including their e-mail addresses and where they go on the Internet. It is better that the government protects our privacy than having government interfere with our privacy. Deputy Attorney General Kevin Higgins said cookies let Internet companies know what books you buy, and whether you like fishing equipment or pornographic material. Through cookies, Higgins said U.S. Supreme Court justices discovered the second-most popular book purchased by their staff members was a pornographic volume.
Cookies are a big tool.
We lose our privacy without people knowing it. Through the bill, James wants to require Web site businesses to disclose when they put cookies into computers and to give users a chance to reject them. He also wants to make it a felony to place viruses or other sneaky devices into computers with the intent to damage people's computers. While agreeing with the goal of the bill, lobbyists for companies that provide Internet service said the legislation is poorly written and must be amended. For instance, the bill as written would cover only Internet companies that are in Nevada.