White House Counters Cookie Claims
The current White House policy on persistent Internet tracking cookies continues to apply to all federal agencies and to those agencies' use of third-party applications, whenever personal information is collected on the agency's behalf, two administration officials reaffirmed Tuesday in a blog post. OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Associate Director Michael Fitzpatrick and White House CIO Vivek Kundra used the White House's official blog to address the issue after some articles hinted the government is creating special exemptions for third-parties from existing privacy rules.
The administration is revisiting the ban on using persistent cookies on federal Web sites and has asked for feedback on the issue. "The policy won't change until we've read the public comments that have been submitted to ensure that we're considering all sides of the issue and are addressing privacy concerns appropriately," they wrote. "It is clear that protecting the privacy of citizens who visit government Web sites must be one of the top considerations in any new policy." Read the full blog post here.
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