Companies and online advertisers that use information-gathering "Web bugs" on their Web sites should plainly disclose the presence of the technology to users, according to a Denver-based privacy group that proposed a set of standards on that topic this week. . . . . Companies and online advertisers that use information-gathering "Web bugs" on their Web sites should plainly disclose the presence of the technology to users, according to a Denver-based privacy group that proposed a set of standards on that topic this week. The proposal was detailed at the Global Privacy Summit conference in Washington by the Privacy Foundation, which claimed that many Web sites are using Web bugs to track the activities of visitors without their knowledge. Users "don't have much control over" Web bugs, said Stephen Keating, the foundation's executive director. The link for this article located at Computer World is no longer available. . The call for transparency in 'Web bugs' use has grown, pushing for ethical tech practices to protect privacy and ensure accountability in data usage. Web Bugs, Privacy Standards, Data Tracking. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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