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Cookies, compliments of the NSA:
But no worries, the report continues. The "accidental" cookies expire -- in 2035. Along those lines, intelligence experts cited by Knight Ridder worry that the intelligence agencies will bear the potential backlash from the recent NSA domestic surveillance revelations, not just the administration that authorized the warrantless eavesdropping on Americans policy.The National Security Agency's Internet site has been placing files on visitors' computers that can track their Web surfing activity despite strict federal rules banning most files of that type.
The files, known as cookies, disappeared after a privacy activist complained and The Associated Press made inquiries this week. Agency officials acknowledged yesterday that they had made a mistake.
Nonetheless, the issue raised questions about privacy at the agency, which is on the defensive over reports of an eavesdropping program. ...