FTC wants a tracking cookie that disables other tracking
cookies, to fight fire with fire We're not sure that fighting
fire with fire actually works outside of the metaphorical realm,
but don't let us tell the FTC how to do its thing. The federal
body, which recently told Google "it's all good" after the
company apologized for stealing people's private infos, is now
asking for social networking sites and browser developers to
create a sort of "do not track" cookie system. If this cookie
was present the sites would not capture a user's browsing habits
and not deliver customized ads, a cookie that would be created
and enabled by a simple browser button. As of now the FTC is not
mandating anything, but did deliver this passive-aggressive
threat: So there you have it: start playing nice, companies, or
the FTC might possibly do something. Meanwhile, we might
possibly eat the cute looking gingerbread man in the middle up
there. He sure looks tasty.  [Image courtesy of Fagles]