It's a good idea, because even with smart cookies, some personal information is inevitably going to be stored on Web servers. My real hope is that Web sites will start using cookies intelligently to cut down on the amount of personal information that's being collected. But at the same time, we should start pressing for some European-style privacy laws to regulate the use of personal data in our information society. Talk back to Simson Garfinkel in his column's Threads . Illustration by Dave Plunkert Join the HotWired Network, it's free .
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