If you never used any other feature of their service, you'd be wise to have access to the database. More on the privacy question. John Blower, a San Francisco web consultant, offers a quick tutorial on Cookies . The key to several innovations on the web, Cookies are a part of the Browser scheme. We think that an educated exchange of information for services is just a part of doing business in our world.
Conspiracy theorists see evil lurking under every rock and cookies make a great rock.
This is a great place to start. For a comprehensive picture, take a look at the Stalker's Home Page . It's not really a collection of tools for stalkers, it's more of an alarmist's look at the potential of the net to invade privacy. Staffing Industry Resources has published the Recruiter's Internet Survival Guide by our editor, John Sumser. Order your copy today .